H.R. 2286 · 110th Congress
Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Robert Wexler
- Introduced
- 2007-05-10
- Latest action
- 2007-06-26 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
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.