Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
Filed: 2/14/2022
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5588




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5588 on page 6, by 
3replacing lines 8 through 16 with the following:
4    "(b) Whenever a person fails to appear in court, the court 
5may continue the case for a minimum of 30 days and the clerk of 
6the court shall send notice of the continued court date to the 
7person's last known address and, if the clerk of the court 
8elects to establish a system to send text, email, and 
9telephone notifications, may also send notifications to an 
10email address and may send a text message to the person's last 
11known cellular telephone number. If the person does not have a 
12cellular telephone number, the clerk of the court may 
13telephone the person regarding the continued court date at the 
14person's last known non-cellular telephone  number.  If the 
15person does not appear"; and   


 
16on page 8, by replacing lines 5 through 13 with the following:
17    "(b) Whenever a person fails to appear in court, the court 
 
 
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1may continue the case for a minimum of 30 days and the clerk of 
2the court shall send notice of the continued court date to the 
3person's last known address and, if the clerk of the court 
4elects to establish a system to send text, email, and 
5telephone notifications, may also send notifications to an 
6email address and may send a text message to the person's last 
7known cellular telephone number. If the person does not have a 
8cellular telephone number, the clerk of the court may 
9telephone the person regarding the continued court date at the 
10person's last known non-cellular telephone  number.  If the 
11person does not appear".