I am curious about the gentleman's amendment. If the court were to devise or a jurisdiction were to devise a system which allowed for a deposit, say, of 10 percent of the amount of bail with the court, refundable if the defendant showed up for trial, would that be an acceptable alternative to buying a bail bond from a private bail bondsman under this proposal?
Questioning an amendment related to bail bond alternatives during a legislative discussion.
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