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SB 1542: Bail Bonds

GENERAL BILL by Burgess

Bail Bonds; Revising the monetary requirements for pretrial release to include cash bail bonds; deleting surety bail bonds for criminal offenses; revising the state’s time to respond to seek extradition of a fugitive defendant after receiving written notice from the surety agent or bail agency; requiring the state to enter a defendant into the National Crime Information Center database for the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System region or regions within a specified timeframe if the state is willing to extradite a fugitive defendant, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2024 Senate • Filed
    1/10/2024 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
    • Introduced
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • SB 1542, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2024 at 3:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1424 Pretrial Release Jones Compare Last Action: 1/18/2024 S Withdrawn from further consideration Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (27)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.657 County planning councils or committees. Page 36 (pdf)
    903.011 Pretrial release; general terms; statewide uniform bond schedule. Page 6 (pdf)
    903.045 Nature of criminal surety bail bonds. Page 8 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 9 (pdf)
    903.047 Conditions of pretrial release. Page 31 (pdf)
    903.0471 Violation of condition of pretrial release. Page 10 (pdf)
    903.08 Sufficiency of sureties. Page 10 (pdf)
    903.09 Justification of sureties. Page 10 (pdf)
    903.101 Sureties; licensed persons; to have equal access. Page 11 (pdf)
    903.16 Deposit of money or bonds as bail. Page 11 (pdf)
    903.17 Substitution of cash bail for other bail. Page 11 (pdf)
    903.18 Bail after deposit of money or bonds. Page 12 (pdf)
    903.20 Surrender of defendant. Page 12 (pdf)
    903.21 Method of surrender; exoneration of obligors. Page 12 (pdf)
    903.26 Forfeiture of the bond; when and how directed; discharge; how and when made; effect of payment. Page 13 (pdf)
    903.27 Forfeiture to judgment. Page 18 (pdf)
    903.28 Remission of forfeiture; conditions. Page 20 (pdf)
    903.286 Return of cash bond; requirement to withhold unpaid fines, fees, court costs; cash bond forms. Page 35 (pdf)
    903.29 Arrest of principal by surety after forfeiture. Page 26 (pdf)
    903.31 Canceling the bond. Page 26 (pdf)
    903.36 Guaranteed arrest bond certificates as cash bail. Page 31 (pdf)
    907.041 Pretrial detention and release. Page 32 (pdf)
    921.187 Disposition and sentencing; alternatives; restitution. Page 37 (pdf)
    924.065 Denial of motion for new trial or arrest of judgment; appeal bond; supersedeas. Page 27 (pdf)
    924.14 Stay of execution when defendant appeals. Page 36 (pdf)
    948.51 Community corrections assistance to counties or county consortiums. Page 38 (pdf)
    951.26 Public safety coordinating councils. Page 28 (pdf)

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