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FL S0456
Bill
AI Summary
- Requires that any monetary or cash component of pretrial release be met by surety bond, U.S. currency, U.S. postal money order, or cashier's check, replacing the previous permissive language
- Establishes a tiered remission schedule for bond forfeitures extending up to 1,095 days (approximately 3 years): 100% if a defendant surrenders or is apprehended within 90 days, decreasing to 75% at 1,095 days, replacing the prior system that capped remission at 50% within 2 years
- Requires clerks to automatically discharge bonds without further court order when pretrial release is revoked, when criminal charges are resolved after forfeiture, or when a sheriff or correctional officer confirms a defendant is in custody
- Eliminates the requirement that individual sureties own real estate in the state, instead requiring non-bail-bond-agent sureties to attach U.S. currency, a postal money order, or a cashier's check equal to the bond amount
- Adds a licensed bail bond agent as a required member of each county public safety coordinating council, designated to serve a 4-year term
Legislative Description
Bail Bonds
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice
6/16/2025
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