Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003
Last action on Oct 15, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.
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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 a condition of the bond is breached), the district court shall declare a forfeiture of the bail.
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