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Statutes about bail forfeiture across the 50 states

StateGeneral bail forfeiture statute(s)
AlabamaAla. Code §§ 15-13-80 (through 82); 15-13-130 (through 139)
AlaskaAlaska R. Crim. P. 41(h)
ArizonaArizona R. Crim. P. 7.6 (c)
ArkansasArk. Code § 16-84-201 (through 207)
CaliforniaCal. Penal Code § 1305
ColoradoColo. Rev. Stat. §§ 16-4-111 (through 114)
ConnecticutConn. Gen. Stat. § 54-65a
DelawareDel. Code tit. 11 § 2113 (b)
FloridaFla. Stat. §§ 843.15
GeorgiaGa. Code §§ 17-6-70 (through 72)
HawaiiHaw. Rev. Stat. §§ 804-51
IdahoIdaho Code § 19-2915
Illinois725 I.L.C.S. 5/110-7 (g)
IndianaInd. Code §§ 35-33-8-7 (Criminal Procedure) and 27-10-2-12 (Insurance)
IowaIowa Code § 811.6 and 811.9
KansasKan. Stat. § 22-2807
KentuckyKy. Rev. Stat. § 431.545
LouisianaLa Code Crim. Proc. art. 336
MaineMe. Rev. Stat. tit. 15, § 1094 and Rules of Crim. Procedure 46(g)
MarylandMd. Crim. P. Code § 5-208
MassachusettsMass. Gen. Laws ch. 276 §§ 20F
MichiganMich. Comp. Laws § 765.28
MinnesotaMinn. Stat. §§ 629.48 and 629.58
MississippiMiss. Code § 99-5-25
MissouriMo. Rev. Stat. § 374.770
MontanaMont. Code § 46-9-503
NebraskaNeb. Rev. Stat. § 29-1106 through 1108
NevadaNev. Rev. Stat. § 178.506 and 178.508
New HampshireN.H. Rev. Stat. § 597:31
New JerseyN.J. Rule 3:26-6
New MexicoN.M. Stat. § 31-3-2
New YorkN.Y. CPL § 540.10
North CarolinaN.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-544.3 and 544.4
North DakotaN.D. R. Crim. P. 46(f)
OhioOhio Rev. Code § 2937.35 and .36
OklahomaOkla. Stat §22-1108
OregonOr. Rev. Stat. § 135.280
PennsylvaniaPa. R. Crim. P. 536 (A)(2)
Rhode IslandR.I. Gen. Laws § 12-13-16.1
South CarolinaS.C. Code § 17-15-170
South DakotaS.D. Code §§ § 23A-43-21
TennesseeTenn. Code §§ 40-11-120, -139, and -201
TexasTex. Crim. Proc. Code art. 22.01
UtahUtah Code § 77-20-505
Vermont13 V.S.A. § 7560a
VirginiaVa. Code § 19.2-143
WashingtonWash. Rev. Code § 10.19.090
West VirginiaW. Va. Code § 62-1C-7
WisconsinWisc. Stat. § 969.13
WyomingWyo. Stat. § 7-3-218 and 505


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