Amendment S-5034 to SF 2399
Relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions
Adopted · February 25, 2026
Filed February 25, 2026 in the Senate by Sen. Mike Bousselot (R)
What it changes
- Page 1, by striking lines 15 and 16 and inserting “2, the following”
- Page 1, lines 28 and 29, by striking “the defendant’s ability and”
- Page 1, line 29, after “section 811.2.” by inserting “In determining conditions of release, the court shall not set bail at an amount that is less than the bond amounts in paragraph “a” unless the court provides justification pursuant to section 811.2, subsection 2, in writing. The bond schedule shall be adjusted annually to account for inflation.”
- Page 2, line 2, by striking “written” and inserting “as a surety bond”
- Page 2, line 9, by striking “and the defendant’s ability to pay”
- Page 2, after line 22 by inserting: “Sec. ___. Section 811.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (3), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: (3) Require the execution of an appearance bond in a specified amount and the deposit with the clerk of the district court or a public officer designated under section 602.1211, subsection 4 , in cash or other qualified security, of a sum not to exceed ten percent of the amount of the bond, the deposit to be returned to the person who deposited the specified amount with the clerk upon the performance of the appearances as required in section 811.6 . Sec. ___. Section 811.2, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH . c. If a pretrial release evaluation is completed by the department of corrections for a magistrate to consider prior to the release of a defendant, the evaluator for the department of corrections must verify all of the information contained in the pretrial release evaluation prior to providing it to the magistrate. Sec. ___. JUDICIAL COUNCIL —— UNIFORM BOND SCHEDULE. The judicial council shall revise and update the bond schedule to adjust for inflation since the previous update that became effective on July 1,
- The revised bond schedule shall be submitted to the supreme court no later than July 1, 2027, and shall be adjusted annually thereafter.”
- By renumbering as necessary.