August 28, 2012 The Honorable Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Governor of California Position: Oppose State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Location: Governor’s Desk RE: AB 2029 (Ammiano) – Bail Fugitive Recovery Persons Act (As Amended 5/25/12) Dear Governor Brown: Golden State Bail Agents Association (GSBAA) is a trade association representing the […]
August 22, 2012 Senator Loni Hancock California State Senate Position: OPPOSE State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Location: Assembly Floor RE: SB 210 (Hancock) Criminal Procedure: release on defendant’s own recognizance (As Amended 8/2212) Dear Senator Hancock: Golden State Bail Agents Association (GSBAA) is a trade association representing the […]
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has approved a major bail reform policy. “NACDL endorses the ABA’s recommendation, first approved in 1968, calling for the abolition of commercial compensated surety – bail bondsman” Essentially the NACDL has decided that Surety Bail Bonds do not have a role in the Pre-Trial release world. Do they understand what […]
Elimination of the 30/60 day waiting period will cost tax payer monies and undermine public safety by releasing large numbers of pre-trial defendants on electronic monitoring rather than bail.
GSBAA opposes SB 1180 because it will undermine public safety and deprive victims of their day in court by authorizing the release of pre-trail defendants on own recognizance release with or without electronic monitoring and without having to post bail.
