FL H1017

Reduces required in-person classroom instruction for bail bond agent prelicensing from 120 hours to 80 hours and prohibits bail bond agencies from operating virtual offices

Requires any monetary component of pretrial release to be met by surety bond, U.S. currency, postal money order, or cashier's check; non-bail bond agent sureties must attach cash or equivalent equal to the bond amount

Expands the definition of "dangerous crime" for pretrial detention purposes to include DUI offenses under s. 316.193(2)(b)1. or (2)(b)3., felony battery, battery by strangulation, and burglary under s. 810.02(2)

Extends the timeframe for sureties to arrest principals after bond forfeiture from 2 years to 3 years and establishes a sliding remission schedule allowing 45-100% refund depending on when defendant is returned (from 90 days to 1,095 days after forfeiture)

Requires sheriffs to enter defendant information in the National Crime Information Center database for all felony failure-to-appear warrants and mandates automatic bond discharge when pretrial release is revoked for reasons other than failure to appear