Bill > SF2399

Introduced Session

This bill relates to pretrial bond amounts for certain felonies. The bill provides that for certain violent offenses, a court setting bond must give significant consideration to the danger a defendant poses to another person or the property of another if the defendant is not detained pending trial. When probable cause for an offense has been found by a magistrate, or the district court has found the minutes supporting an indictment or information to be sufficient, and after considering conditions for release under Code section 811.2 (bail and bail restrictions) and making findings on the record regarding the defendant’s financial resources and ability to post bail, the following shall be presumed to be the minimum pretrial bond amounts for each count charged notwithstanding any other provision of law: for a class “A” felony, a $500,000 bond; for a class “B” forcible felony, a $25,000 bond; for a class “C” forcible felony, a $10,000 bond; and for a class “D” forcible felony, a $5,000 bond. The bill provides that the court shall require the execution of a bail bond with sufficient surety, or the deposit of cash in lieu of bond. The bill provides that the bond amounts in the bill are presumed to be reasonable, but the presumption may be rebutted upon a showing that the presumptive bond amount is greater than necessary to reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance or the safety of another person or the property of another, after consideration of the factors set forth in Code section 811.2 and the defendant’s ability to pay.

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Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 336. (on 02/19/2026)

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