S. 2495 · 110th Congress
Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joe Biden
- Introduced
- 2007-12-18
- Latest action
- 2007-12-18 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.