Executive Order 14340: Measures To End Cashless Bail and Enforce the Law in the District of Columbia

What the order contains

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• Sec. 1. Purpose and Policy
• Sec. 2. Ending Unwarranted Pretrial Release in the District of Columbia
• Sec. 3. Measures to End Cashless Bail in the District of Columbia
• Sec. 4. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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As stated in Executive Order 14333 of August 11, 2025 (Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia), there is a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., that is impeding the operations and responsibilities of the Federal Government. The District of Columbia government's pretrial release policies, which include prohibiting cash bail, contribute to the disgraceful conditions referenced in the aforementioned Executive Order, as law enforcement must arrest the same individuals multiple times, and dangerous criminals are sometimes rapidly released. This leaves such criminals free to endanger American citizens visiting our Nation's capital, Federal workers discharging their duties to our Nation, and citizens of the District of Columbia trying to live their lives safely. […]

Federal Register notes

See: EO 14252, March 27, 2025; EO 14333, August 11, 2025