‘‘(f) A person who is released upon the execution of 
an appearance bond with a surety, under subsection 
(a)(5), may be arrested by the surety, and if so arrested, 
shall be delivered promptly to a United States marshal 
and brought before a judicial officer in the District of Co-
lumbia. The judicial officer shall determine in accordance 
with the provisions of this section 23–1322 whether to re-
voke the release of the person, and may absolve the surety 
of responsibility to pay all or part of the bond in accord-
ance with the provisions of Rule 46 of the Federal Rules 
of Criminal Procedure. The person so committed shall be 
held in official detention until released pursuant to this 
title or any other provision of law.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) PUBLIC
SAFETY
OR
ORDER
CRIME
DE-
FINED.—Section 23–1331, District of Columbia Of-
ficial Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) The term ‘public safety or order crime’ 
means failure to appear when ordered to do so by 
a judicial officer; obstruction of justice; fleeing from 
a law enforcement officer; rioting; inciting a riot; de-
struction of property; stalking; burglary (other than 
burglary in the first degree or burglary with a dan-
gerous weapon); robbery or a previous conviction of 
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any such offense, or substantially similar offense, 
under Federal, State, or local law.’’. 
(2) SECURED APPEARANCE BOND DEFINED.— 
Section 23–1331, District of Columbia Official Code, 
is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) The term ‘secured appearance bond’ 
means an agreement to forfeit upon failing to ap-
pear as required, the designated property, including 
money, as is reasonably necessary to assure the ap-
pearance of the person as required, and post with 
the court the indicia of ownership of the property, 
or a percentage of the money as the judicial officer 
may specify; or a bail bond with solvent sureties in 
whatever amount is reasonably necessary to assure 
the appearance of the person as required.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 23–1321, 
District of Columbia Official Code, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘with an of-
fense’’ and all that follows through ‘‘shall issue’’ and 
insert ‘‘with an offense, other than a crime of vio-
lence or dangerous crime (as such terms are defined 
in section 1331 of this title), the judicial officer shall 
issue’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘may’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘Least restrictive further’’ and inserting 
‘‘Further’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
(3) and (4), respectively; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘additional or different conditions’’ 
and inserting ‘‘any additional or different condi-
tion described under this subsection’’. 
SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY. 
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall apply with respect to an individual charged with an 
offense in the District of Columbia on or after the date 
that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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