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CT SB00746
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/28/2013
Primary Sponsor
Andrea Stillman
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AI Summary
- Amends section 54-65c of the general statutes regarding bail bond forfeiture and professional bondsmen liability
- Requires courts to vacate bail bond forfeiture orders and release professional bondsmen, surety bail bond agents, and insurers from the bond if three conditions are met
- Conditions for release: the principal is detained or incarcerated in another state, territory, or country; the state's attorney seeks extradition; and the bondsman, agent, or insurer agrees to reimburse the Division of Criminal Justice for extradition costs
- Allows fugitive defendants who flee to other jurisdictions to be returned to Connecticut while relieving bondsmen of financial liability for bond forfeiture if they cover extradition expenses
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Extradition Of Fugitive Criminal Defendants.
Last Action
Change of Reference, House to Committee on Judiciary
2/4/2013
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/31/2013
Public Safety and Security1/28/2013
Full Bill Text
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