{"id":13825,"date":"2023-09-11T16:03:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T20:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=13825"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:57:37","slug":"important-changes-to-pretrial-release-from-jail-and-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/important-changes-to-pretrial-release-from-jail-and-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPORTANT CHANGES to Pretrial Release from Jail and BOND"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-base font-normal text-gray-800 leading-[24px] pt-[9px] pb-[2px]\" dir=\"ltr\">Upcoming changes to the way bond is set, and the pretrial release process, have captured the attention of criminal defense lawyers in North Carolina.\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13828 size-medium lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BOND-AND-PRETRIAL-RELEASE-IN-CHARLOTTE-NC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"PRETRIAL INTEGRITY ACT IN NORTH CAROLINA\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BOND-AND-PRETRIAL-RELEASE-IN-CHARLOTTE-NC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BOND-AND-PRETRIAL-RELEASE-IN-CHARLOTTE-NC-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BOND-AND-PRETRIAL-RELEASE-IN-CHARLOTTE-NC-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/BOND-AND-PRETRIAL-RELEASE-IN-CHARLOTTE-NC.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-base font-normal text-gray-800 leading-[24px] pt-[9px] pb-[2px]\" dir=\"ltr\">Who will now set the terms and conditions of pretrial release, particularly in relation to DWI (Driving While Impaired) cases, and the process of determining release from jail, will be significantly different in the near future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-base font-normal text-gray-800 leading-[24px] pt-[9px] pb-[2px]\" dir=\"ltr\">This initiative, known as the &#8220;Pretrial Integrity Act,&#8221; brings about marked changes in how bonds are determined and outlines who has the authority to establish the terms and conditions for release from custody for certain criminal charges in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/important-changes-to-pretrial-release-from-jail-and-bond\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading IMPORTANT CHANGES to Pretrial Release from Jail and BOND\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming changes to the way bond is set, and the pretrial release process, have captured the attention of criminal defense lawyers in North Carolina.\u00a0 Who will now set the terms and conditions of pretrial release, particularly in relation to DWI (Driving While Impaired) cases, and the process of determining release from jail, will be significantly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[849,10,1289,1290,1287,1288],"class_list":["post-13825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-criminal-defense","tag-bail","tag-bond","tag-bond-hearings","tag-posting-bond","tag-pretrial-release-procedures","tag-what-happens-when-youre-arrested"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IMPORTANT CHANGES to Pretrial Release from Jail and BOND<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NEW CHANGES to the NC Bond &amp; Pretrial Release Laws in North Carolina? 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