SF 2175 Senate Long Description
Providing for criminal bail bond forfeitures and procedures; +specifying certain requirements for setting by the court of monetary conditions for +release of persons charged with an offense, requiring execution of an appearance+ bond with sufficient sureties or of an unsecured bond accompanied by a certain +minimum deposit; prohibiting judges, courts or judicial officers from acting +as surety for the release of persons charged; modifying certain deposit amount +release requirements, requiring release or payment to the depositing party; +providing for open court declaration of forfeiture upon failure of the +defendant to appear, specifying certain court administrator notice requirements; +requiring the release of surety and agent obligations under appearance bonds +under certain conditions; specifying certain conditions requiring court +vacation of the order of forfeiture and exoneration of the bond; clarifying the +authority of sureties to arrest defendants (mk)