Sec. 2. No monetary conditions of release to be applied to persons charged with misdemeanors
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Section 501 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10152 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the following: Bail fairness programs. ; and by adding at the end the following: For purposes of this section, the term bail fairness program means a program under the law of a State that complies with the following: Monetary conditions of release from custody of a person may not be imposed if that person is held in custody by reason of having been arrested for the commission of a misdemeanor. Any criminal charges filed against an offender described in paragraph
(1)may be dismissed if— the offender qualifies for and satisfactorily completes a State-authorized mental health diversion program; the offender qualifies for and satisfactorily completes a State-authorized drug/alcohol abuse diversion program; the offender qualifies for and satisfactorily completes a State-authorized community service diversion program; or the offender qualifies for and satisfactorily completes any other State-authorized diversion program that is appropriate to the age of the offender and the offense charged. .
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No monetary conditions of release to be applied to persons charged with misdemeanors
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