S 2495 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-12-18· Sponsored by Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]· Senate

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2007-12-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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Cosponsors (7)

2 Democrats5 Republicans