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House Bill 1060 |
House Author: Miklos |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Carona |
House Bill 1060 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize an arrest warrant or a criminal complaint to be forwarded by any method that ensures the transmission of a duplicate of the original warrant, including secure facsimile transmission or other secure electronic means. A magistrate who is required to give notice of an arrest and incarceration of a person who did not make bail to the sheriff of the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed is required to give such notice by secure facsimile transmission or other secure electronic means. Previous law only addressed notification by telegraph transmission.