Certain Kansas charges would carry at least $50,000 bail

Require at least $50,000 bail for people charged with specified drug and racketeering crimes, and for gang members arrested for a person felony. The drug charges cover specified drug manufacturing, drug-making materials, and products used to make drugs. The other charges cover racketeering and gang members arrested for person felonies. For the listed drug charges, the court may allow release without secured bail if it finds on the record that the person is unlikely to offend again, imposes pretrial supervision, or the person agrees to licensed or certified drug treatment. For the gang and racketeering charges, release without secured bail requires a finding that the person is unlikely to offend again, an available intensive supervision program, and the person's agreement to follow it. The proposal would take effect after publication in the statute book.

Allow courts to release a person on a promise to appear without requiring a cash deposit, and to set conditions for release. These provisions concern people charged with crimes who appear before a magistrate. Courts may set a bond and other release conditions. Courts would consider the charge, evidence, the person's background and finances, past court appearances, and possible risks to victims or witnesses. The proposed unsecured-release program would not release people detained and charged, or to be charged, with the listed serious crimes. The proposal would take effect after publication in the statute book.