Criminal Bail Bond Schedules Unconstitutional in Oklahoma Per Attorney General Opinion

Subject: Predetermined bail schedules unconstitutional
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Attorney General Opinion 2000 OK AG 61 (Number 61 - Decided 12-11-2000):

Attorney General says predetermined bond schedules determined by Judges unconsitutional

17 By focusing on the crime committed as opposed to the circumstances of the individual arrestee, there is no guarantee that a defendant will return for hearing. In addition, failure to review the Humphrey factors may produce a bail amount that is excessive and, thus, unconstitutional.
¶18 As noted above, a court may not adopt rules that conflict with constitutional provisions. For the reasons stated
above, the use of a jail bail schedule infringes on defendants' constitutional rights guaranteed by both the Oklahoma
and United States Constitutions. Accordingly, judges may not promulgate administrative rules that mandate the use
of a bail schedule based on the crime of which a defendant is accused.

It is, therefore, the official Opinion of the Attorney General that:A presiding judge has no authority to establish, by rule or otherwise, a bail schedule
which contains predetermined bail amounts based on the crimes committed.
W. A. DREW EDMONDSONAttorney General of Oklahoma