A bill to amend chapter 207 of title 18 of the United States Code to provide explicitly for consideration of the sources of bail money and the risk to the safety of the public and other persons in proceedings for the consideration of release of criminal defendants in drug related cases before trial under that chapter.

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Amends the Bail Reform Act of 1966 to authorize a judicial officer when making a pretrial release determination to consider whether a person charged with possession or transfer of a controlled substance will pose a danger to any other person or the community. Requires the judicial officer to hold a hearing for such persons to determine whether surety resources have been obtained by noncriminal means.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 20 October 1981

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