S 1795
108th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Bail
Forfeiture
Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003
Introduced: October 29, 2003
Introduced by:
Graham, Lindsey
Republican
· South Carolina
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To President
Became law
Oct 29, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 29, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003 - 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 rule 46 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to provide that if the defendant fails to appear physically before the court (currently, if there is a breach of condition of a bond), the district court shall declare a forfeiture of the bail.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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