HR 2286 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2007-06-26)
Plain Language Summary
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Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a judicial officer from declaring forfeited a bail bond for violation of specified collateral release conditions other than failing to appear in court. Makes forfeiture of a bail bond for violation of such collateral release conditions unavailable as a sanction. Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to provide that if a defendant fails to appear physically before the court (currently, if there is a breach of a condition of a bond), the court shall declare a forfeiture of the bail.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2286, Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007
Jun 22, 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 13, 2007</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 2286, Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007
Jun 22, 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 13, 2007
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (13)
6 Democrats7 Republicans