The Delaware judiciary unveiled a new rule Monday aimed at implementing legislation that authorizes the courts to reduce their reliance on pretrial cash bail.

The rule, which is slated to take effect Jan. 1, follows through on a legislative mandate to use an empirical risk-assessment tool to gauge the risk defendants pose to public safety and their likelihood to appear for court dates. In most cases, cash bail will not be required as a condition of pretrial release, and judges will be directed to impose the “least restrictive conditions necessary” to ensure compliance.

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