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Judicial Council Adopts New Rules to Lower Jail Population, Suspend Evictions and Foreclosures
Temporary rules include $0 bail statewide for misdemeanors and lower-level felonies and staying eviction and foreclosure proceedings.
Chief Justice: "No need and no right will be overlooked"
Read remarks from Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye.
Council Approves Temporary Emergency Measures
“Together we must play our part in “flattening the curve” for our state and nation as this pandemic evolves,” said Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye.
A recording of the council's Mar 28 conference call is now posted.
Judicial Council Adopts New Rules to Lower Jail Population, Suspend Evictions and Foreclosures
Temporary rules include $0 bail statewide for misdemeanors and lower-level felonies and staying eviction and foreclosure proceedings.
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Judicial Council Adopts New Rules to Lower Jail Population, Suspend Evictions and Foreclosures
April 06, 2020
At its meeting today, the council approved 11 temporary emergency rules, including setting bail statewide at $0 for misdemeanors and lower-level felonies and staying eviction and foreclosure proceedings.
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Judicial Council Meeting:
Audio: Mar 28, 2020
The Judicial Council approves temporary emergency measures to continue essential court services such as protecting the rights and needs of the accused in a safe way while guarding the health and safety of the public, court employees, attorneys, litigants, judicial officers, law enforcement, and staff and inmates in detention facilities.
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