1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bail Fairness Act of 2018 . 2. No monetary conditions of release to be applied to persons charged with misdemeanors (a) Requirement regarding State law For each fiscal year after the expiration of the period specified in subsection (b)(1) in which a State receives funds for a program referred to in subsection (b)(2), the law of that State shall conform to the following: (1) Bail for misdemeanors The law of that State may not provide for monetary conditions of release from custody of a person if that person has not previously been convicted for a criminal offense and is held in custody by reason of having been arrested for the commission of a misdemeanor that is not a crime of violence (as such term is defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code). (2) Pre-trial diversion The law of that State shall provide for a program under which any criminal charges filed against an offender described in paragraph (1) may be dismissed if— (A) the offender qualifies for and satisfactorily completes a State-authorized mental health diversion program; (B) the offender qualifies for and satisfactorily completes a State-authorized drug/alcohol abuse diversion program; (C) the offender qualifies for and satisfactorily completes a State-authorized community service diversion program; or (D) 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. (b) Compliance and ineligibility (1) Compliance date Each State shall have not more than 120 days, beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to comply with subsection (a), except that— (A) the Attorney General may grant an additional 120 days to a State that is making good faith efforts to comply with such subsection