North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 4 R cosponsors

SB 702 — Bail Bond Omnibus.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Prognosis

Stalled 22% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    2 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

20 added · 21 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Senate Bill 702 includes some clarifications in the language regarding court records and the procedure for handling bail forfeitures. It specifies that court records can be submitted electronically and reinforces that forfeitures will not be annulled for any reason except what is explicitly stated in the bill. These changes are significant because they aim to streamline the legal process, making it easier to handle cases involving bail and ensuring consistency in how court records are managed.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 25, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 702 Short Title:
702 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45355-ND-37B Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODIFY LAWS AFFECTING BAIL BONDS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODIFY LAWS AFFECTING BAIL BONDS.
SECTION 1.(a) Article26ofChapter15AoftheGeneral Statutes reads as rewritten:
SECTION1.(a) Article26ofChapter15AoftheGeneral Statutesreads as rewritten:
*DRS45355-ND-37B* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) A judge authorized to do so releases the obligor from his bond;
*S702-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) A judge authorized to do so releases the obligor from his bond;
The defendant has been served with an Order for Arrest for the Failure to Appear on the criminal charge in the case in question as evidenced by a copy of an official court record, including an electronic record,records.
The defendant has been served with an Order for Arrest for the Failure to Appear on the criminal charge in the case in question as evidenced bya copyof an official court record, including an electronic record,records.
The defendant was incarcerated in a local, state, or federal detention center, jail, or prison located anywhere within the borders of Page 2 DRS45355-ND-37B General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 the United States at the time of the failure to appear, or between the failure to appear and the final judgment date, and the district attorney for the county in which the charges are pending was notified of the defendant's incarceration while the defendant was still incarcerated and the defendant remains incarcerated for a period of 10 days following the district attorney's receipt of notice, as evidenced by a copy of the written notice served on the district attorney via hand deliverydelivery, electronic delivery using a court's electronic filing or case management system, or certified mail and written documentation of date upon which the defendant was released from incarceration, if thedefendant was releasedpriorto thetimethe motion to set asidewas filed,filed.
The defendant was incarcerated in a local, state, or federal detention center, jail, or prison located anywhere within the borders of Page 2 Senate Bill 702-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 the United States at the time of the failure to appear, or between the failure to appear and the final judgment date, and the district attorney for the county in which the charges are pending was notified of the defendant's incarceration while the defendant was still incarcerated and the defendant remains incarcerated for a period of 10 days following the district attorney's receipt of notice, as evidenced by a copy of the written notice served on the district attorney via hand deliverydelivery, electronic deliveryusing a court's electronic filing or case management system, or certified mail and written documentation of date upon which the defendant was released from incarceration, if thedefendant was releasedpriorto thetimethe motion to set asidewas filed,filed.
The forfeiture will not be set aside for any other reason.
The forfeiture will not be set aside for anyother reason.
If this forfeiture is not set aside on or before the final judgment date shown above, and if no motion to set it asideis pending onthatdate,theforfeiturewill become a final judgment on that date.
If this forfeiture is not set aside on or before the final judgment date shown above, and if no motion to set it asideis pendingonthatdate,theforfeiturewill become a final judgment on that date.
The final judgment will be enforceable by executionagainst the defendant and any accommodation bondsman and professional bondsman on the bond.
The final judgment will be enforceable byexecutionagainst the defendant and anyaccommodation bondsman and professional bondsman on the bond.
1A-1, Rule 5, serve a copy of the motion on the district attorney for that DRS45355-ND-37B Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 county and on the attorney for the county board of education.
1A-1, Rule 5, serve a copy of the motion on the district attorney for that Senate Bill 702-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 county and on the attorney for the countyboard of education.
… (6) If at the hearing the court allows the motion,motion based upon one of the reasons set forth in subsection (b) of this section, the court shall enter an order setting asidethe forfeiture.forfeiture andthe surety shall be relieved ofthe bail bond obligation and no other forfeitures shall be issued for that bail bond.
… (6) If at the hearing the court allows the motion,motion based upon one of the reasons set forth in subsection (b) of this section, the court shall enter an order settingaside the forfeiture.forfeiture andthe suretyshall be relieved ofthe bail bond obligation and no other forfeitures shall be issued for that bail bond.
ForpurposesoftheeffectiveimplementationofthisArticle,eachdistrictattorneyshallensure thattheinformationofacriminaldefendantthatfailstoappearin courtisprovidedtotheNational Crime Information Center within 10 days of the failure to appear in court so that this information may be available nationwide." SECTION 1.(b) For purposes of electronic filing pursuant to Article 26 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes, the district attorney for each county and the attorney for each county board of education shall be listed in the county's electronic filing or case management system as parties and shall each have the burden of maintaining current contact information in that electronic filing or case management system.
ForpurposesoftheeffectiveimplementationofthisArticle,eachdistrictattorneyshallensure thattheinformationofacriminaldefendantthatfailstoappearin courtisprovidedtotheNational Crime Information Center within 10 days of the failure to appear in court so that this information may be available nationwide." SECTION 1.(b) For purposes of electronic filing pursuant to Article 26 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes, the district attorneyfor each county and the attorneyfor each county board of education shall be listed in the county's electronic filing or case management system as parties and shall each have the burden of maintaining current contact information in that electronic filing or case management system.
"(a) In order to assist licensed sureties and their agents in evaluating potential and current clients for the purposes of bail, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide any individual with a current license to act as professional bondsman, surety bondsman, or runner with access to search criminal records in the Administrative Office of the Courts' real-time criminal and civil information systems.systems, including its Odyssey systems." Page 4 DRS45355-ND-37B General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.
"(a) In order to assist licensed sureties and their agents in evaluating potential and current clients for the purposes of bail, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide any individual with a current license to act as professional bondsman, surety bondsman, or runner with access to search criminal records in the Administrative Office of the Courts' real-time criminal and civil information systems.systems, including its Odyssey systems." Page 4 Senate Bill 702-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 702?
SB 702 is sponsored by Amy S. Galey (Republican), Warren Daniel (Republican), Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), and David W. Craven, Jr. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 702?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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