Article I, Section 8. [Offenses bailable.]
(1) All persons charged with a crime shall be bailable except:
(a) persons charged with a capital offense when there is substantial evidence to support
the charge; or
(b) persons charged with a felony while on probation or parole, or while free on bail
awaiting trial on a previous felony charge, when there is substantial evidence to support the new
felony charge; or
(c) persons charged with any other crime, designated by statute as one for which bail may
be denied, if there is substantial evidence to support the charge and the court finds by clear and
convincing evidence that the person would constitute a substantial danger to any other person or
to the community or is likely to flee the jurisdiction of the court if released on bail.
(2) Persons convicted of a crime are bailable pending appeal only as prescribed by law.
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