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AL HB547
Bill
Status
3/16/2021
Primary Sponsor
Chris Pringle
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AI Summary
HB547 Summary
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Removes requirement that bail for initial custody arrests in misdemeanor cases, violations, and traffic offenses be set as cash bail only, allowing other bail forms.
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Eliminates court costs charged to sureties for bondsman's process and certified bond copies; requires bondsman or recovery license number be listed on bondsman's process forms.
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Increases time frames in conditional forfeiture proceedings from 28 to 180 days for defendants and sureties to file written responses, and from 90 to 120 days before conducting forfeiture hearings.
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Changes conditional forfeiture judgment language from "shall be made absolute for the entire sum" to "may be made absolute" for entire sum or any portion based on circumstances.
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Raises corporate surety bond and escrow agreement requirements in counties with populations of 200,000 or more from $25,000 to $50,000 for new bonds; establishes new criminal penalties for unauthorized bail bond services and defendants providing false bail information.
Legislative Description
Bail bonds, cash bail only requirement removed, under certain conditions, arrest and delivery of a defendant further provided, time frames for providing notice and conducting hearings increased in conditional forfeiture proceedings, Bail Bond Reform Act of 1993, Secs. 15-13-103, 15-13-111, 15-13-114, 15-13-118, 15-13-125, 15-13-128, 15-13-131, 15-13-132, 15-13-136, 15-13-137, 15-13-138, 15-13-142, 15-13-145, 15-13-160, 15-13-164 am'd.
Bail Bonds
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
3/16/2021