Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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37 cosponsors · 22 D, 15 R

30 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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.

What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House with amendment(s) · Oct 15, 2003

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 a condition of the bond is breached), the district court shall declare a forfeiture of the bail.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003

Latest action (Oct 15, 2003): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: May 15, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.