A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide that the street value of drugs seized in certain cases involving controlled substances violations shall be the presumptive minimum bail.

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Introduced

28 April 1983

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Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.

Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to require that the amount of bail set for any person charged with a drug related offense involving possession or delivery of a controlled substance be not less than the street value of the drug seized. Permits a judicial officer to set another amount upon a determination that compelling circumstances so require.

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summary · EN · 28 April 1983
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/2834
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