<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="5-103" title_number="5" title_name="Release" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="In General">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “pretrial risk scoring instrument” means a tool, a metric, an algorithm, or software that is used to assist in determining the eligibility of a defendant for pretrial release in a pretrial proceeding based on the defendant’s flight risk and threat to community safety.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A jurisdiction that uses a pretrial risk scoring instrument to determine the eligibility of a defendant for pretrial release shall have an independent validation study of the pretrial risk scoring instrument conducted at least once every 5 years.</text>
  </level>
</section>
