LD 729
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If no Justice of the Superior Court will be available within
48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays,
arrangements must be made for a de novo determination of
bail in the nearest county in which a Justice of the
Superior Court is then sitting. The defendant's custodian
shall provide transportation to the Superior Court as
required by this chapter without the issuance of any writ or
other process.

 
If there is no Justice of the Superior Court available, the
defendant must be retained in custody until the petition can
be considered.

 
B. The petition and such other papers as may accompany it
shall must be delivered to the clerk of the Superior Court
to which the defendant is transported and upon receipt the
clerk shall notify the attorney for the State. The petition
shall have priority over any other matter before the Justice
of the Superior Court. The Superior Court Justice
considering the petition shall issue an order in accordance
with shall review the petition de novo and set bail in any
manner authorized by section 1026.

 
C. Upon receipt of a pro se petition or upon oral or
written request of the attorney for the defendant, the clerk
shall set a time for hearing and provide oral or written
notice to the attorney for the State. The hearing must be
scheduled for a time not less than 24 hours nor more than 48
hours after the clerk notifies the attorney for the State.

 
2. By defendant not in custody. Any defendant who is not in
custody but who is aggrieved by the refusal a decision of a Judge
of the District Court or a bail commissioner to authorize the
defendant's release on personal recognizance or on the execution
of an unsecured bond, and who is not in custody as a result of
that refusal, acting under section 1026 may petition the Superior
Court for a de novo determination of bail. The Superior Court
Justice shall review the petition de novo and set bail in any
manner authorized by section 1026. The petition shall must be
considered as scheduled by the clerk.

 
3. No further relief. The determination by the Superior
Court under this section is final and no further relief is
available.


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