Bail Reform Act definition

Bail Reform Act or “Act” means House Bill No. 204 as Amended by House Amendment No. 1 in the 149th General Assembly, entitled an “Act to Amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code Relating to Release of Persons Accused of Crimes.” 11 Del. C. § 2101 et seq.
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Examples of Bail Reform Act in a sentence

  • Applicants must possess strong litigation skills and demonstrate proficiency with the federal sentencing guidelines, federal sentencing procedures, the Bail Reform Act, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence.

  • Also includes military AWOL, Bail Reform Act, Flight to Avoid Prosecution, and Absconding from Community Supervision.

  • Sections 3141 through 3151 of Title 18 were repealed by the Bail Reform Act of 1984, Pub.

  • Provided that, in criminal cases, this Local Rule shall not in any way modify, alter, or change any of the provisions of the Bail Reform Act or any successor statute.

  • In 1994, Washington, D.C. amended its Code using language substantially similar to the federal Bail Reform Act.

  • Conduct all detention hearings, including juvenile hearings pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 5034, and hearings to amend, modify or revoke conditions of release under the Bail Reform Act of 1984, as amended.

  • Pretrial release and detention of criminal defendants are governed by the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution ("Excessive bail shall not be required"), and by the Bail Reform Act of 1984, (18 U.S.C. § 3142).

  • Salerno, 481 U.S. 739, 747 (1987) (concluding that the detention provisions in the Bail Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3142, did not violate due process, in part due to “the stringent time limitations of the Speedy Trial Act,” 18 U.S.C. § 3161); Am. Bar Ass’n, ABA Standards for Criminal Juhstice: Pretrial Release, Standard 10-5.11 (3d ed.

  • The Committee believes that this language is incon- sistent with the 1984 Bail Reform Act.

  • Petitioner attempts to distinguish Salerno on the ground that the federal Bail Reform Act specifically allows for the use of proffers at bail proceedings, but fails to explain why the source of the practice of using proffers is relevant.

Related to Bail Reform Act

  • SEBI Act or “Act” means the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992;

  • the 1978 Act means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29),

  • TIF Act means the Real Property Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, Sections 99.800 to 99.865 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, as amended.

  • the 1981 Act which means the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981.

  • FOI Act means the Freedom of Information Xxx 0000 and any subordinate legislation made under this Act from time to time together with any guidance and/or codes of practice issued by the Information Commissioner in relation to such legislation;

  • PBR Act means the Plant Breeder’s Rights Xxx 0000 (Cth) as amended from time to time.

  • Data Protection Act means Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information.

  • POPI Act means the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2013;

  • CER Act means the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (Canada), and regulations thereunder, all as amended or replaced from time to time.

  • the 1972 Act means the Local Government Act 1972.

  • EP Act means the Environmental Protection Xxx 0000;

  • MCIP Act means Title 4, Chapter 1, of the Code, and all future acts successor or supplemental thereto or amendatory thereof.

  • Home Mortgage Disclosure Act means Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975, as amended.

  • Fair Housing Act means the Fair Housing Act, as amended.

  • the 1977 Act means the National Health Service Act 1977;

  • Rail Safety Act means the Rail Safety Act 1998 (WA);

  • Consumer Protection Act means the Consumer Protection Act, No 68 of 2008;

  • the 1989 Act means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;

  • USC means United States Code.

  • Applicable Data Protection Law means, as applicable, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation 2016/679) (as may be amended, superseded or replaced) ("GDPR") and all other supplemental or implementing laws relating to data privacy in the relevant European Union member state, including where applicable the guidance and codes of practice issued by the relevant supervisory authority, and/or all applicable analogous privacy laws of other countries;

  • Society Act means the Society Act of British Columbia from time to time in force and all amendments to it;

  • the 1974 Act means the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974;

  • Dodd-Frank Act means the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

  • Education Act means the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, as amended.

  • the 1988 Act means the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

  • Air Act, as used in this clause, means the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).