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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 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 29, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.

What's happening now October 29, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2134 Related bill Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1795: Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1795/
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