§614-3 Centralized statewide criminal pretrial justice data reporting and collection system. (a) The institute shall establish and maintain a centralized statewide criminal pretrial justice data reporting and collection system.
(b) In establishing the system, the institute shall take all necessary and appropriate steps, including:
(c) The institute shall develop and track performance indicators that accurately reflect the effectiveness of the State's criminal pretrial system. Performance indicators may include but shall not be limited to:
(d) Ongoing staff support for the system shall be conducted by the institute's staff and shall not be contracted to another entity.
(e) The institute shall protect any information and data that may be shared.
(f) The institute shall compile an annual report that reviews and analyzes data from the system to evaluate the effectiveness of the State's criminal pretrial system and identify possible improvements. The institute shall submit the report, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session.
(g) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "system" means the centralized statewide criminal pretrial justice data reporting and collection system established by this section. [L 2019, c 179, pt of §24; am L 2023, c 147, §2]