Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to the forfeiture of bail
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2021
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeFebruary 16, 2021
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 16, 2021
- Done: Senate committeeApril 1, 2021
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 7, 202144–0
- Done: To the GovernorApril 30, 2021
- Done: Signed into lawApril 30, 2021
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If a person loses their bail money, the court clerk will hold those funds for 150 days. A judge can decide to cancel the bail forfeiture if the person turns themselves in to the sheriff within 120 days or if the court finds other good reasons to do so. Under the current rules, the person and their bail providers must pay all costs before a forfeiture can be canceled.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the forfeiture of bail. The bill provides that where a forfeiture and judgment has been entered and the amount of the judgment has been paid to the clerk of the district court, the clerk shall hold the funds as funds of the clerk’s office for a period of 150 days from the date of judgment. The bill provides that a court may, upon application, set aside a judgment forfeiting a defendant’s bail if, within 120 days from the date of the judgment, the defendant voluntarily surrenders to the sheriff of the county; the defendant’s sureties, at their own expense, deliver the defendant or facilitate delivery of the defendant to the custody of the sheriff; or the court determines, upon consideration of all circumstances, that setting aside the judgment is warranted. Under current law, a judgment forfeiting bail shall not be set aside unless the defendant and the defendant’s sureties have paid all costs and expenses incurred.
Changed since by amendment H-1056; see Amendments.
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