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AL SB73
Bill
Status
1/13/2022
Primary Sponsor
Jack Williams
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AI Summary
SB73 Summary
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Removes requirement that bail for initial custody arrests in misdemeanor cases, municipal ordinance violations, and traffic offenses be set as cash bail only, allowing other bail types for these offenses.
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Allows sheriffs or jailers to accept filing fees when physically attached to bail bond forms and requires bondsman's license numbers be listed on bondsman's process forms.
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Extends timeframes for conditional forfeiture proceedings from 28 to 45 days for written responses and from 90 to 120 days for hearings after service of notice.
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Eliminates requirement that conditional judgments be made absolute for entire bond sum; allows courts to set aside forfeiture for hospitalization, confinement in other jurisdictions, death, or military service.
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Creates criminal penalties including Class A misdemeanor for unauthorized persons charging bail bond fees, Class A misdemeanor for providing false information on bail forms, and Class C felony for sureties exchanging sexual services for bail bond services.
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, 15-13-107, 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, 15-13-141, 15-13-145, 15-13-159, 15-13-160, 15-13-164 am'd.
Bail Bonds
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
4/6/2022