Executive Order 14340

Measures to End Cashless Bail and Enforce the Law in the District of Columbia

Signed 2025-08-25 in effect
District of ColumbiaCriminal JusticeBail Reform
Law & JusticeDistrict of Columbia

Directs federal measures to end cashless bail practices in D.C. and increase pretrial detention for violent offenders.

Section by Section

What each section does, and how they differ.

Sec. 1 Purpose and Policy. As stated in Executive

States purpose to address D.C. crime emergency by ending cashless bail policies and enforcing criminal laws to ensure public safety.

Sec. 2 Ending Unwarranted Pretrial Release in the

Directs federal law enforcement to hold arrestees in federal custody to the fullest extent and pursue federal charges to prevent dangerous suspects from being released on cashless bail.

Sec. 3 Measures to End Cashless Bail in the District

Requires Attorney General to determine if D.C. maintains cashless bail policies and authorizes agency heads to identify federal actions to compel D.C. policy changes.

Sec. 4 General Provisions

Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.