Delaware General Assembly

Out of Committee 6/27/19

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

6/4/19

Brown

Reps. Lynn, Dorsey Walker

Sen. Paradee, Townsend
Reps. Baumbach, Kowalko, Minor-Brown, Michael Smith, Smyk

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT.

This bill clarifies that Probation Before Judgment (PBJ) may be entered for multiple charges arising from a single arrest. Changes to the legislation also allow for a defendant to be permitted Probation Before Judgment more than once in a five year period so long as offenses are in different titles of the Code. For example, a defendant who was granted PBJ in 2017 for speeding (title 21) would be eligible for PBJ on a title 11 charge (e.g. bad check) or title 4 (e.g. underage consumption of alcohol) in 2019.

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