Rapper Kodak Black has asked an Orange County, Florida, court to release him from all remaining bond conditions, arguing prosecutors failed to meet the state’s statutory deadline to file formal charges following his arrest on a felony drug trafficking allegation.
In a motion filed Monday in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court for Orange County, attorneys for Kodak Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, contend the State Attorney’s Office did not comply with Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.134, which generally requires prosecutors to file an information or obtain an indictment within 60 days of an arrest.
Kapri was arrested May 6 on a charge of trafficking MDMA. According to the motion, the 60-day charging deadline expired July 5, yet “no Information or Indictment has been filed” against the rapper.
The filing argues that Florida law provides only two remedies when prosecutors miss that deadline. A court must either release the defendant on their own recognizance on the 63rd day or, if the state establishes good cause, extend pretrial release conditions for no more than 30 additional days.
“The Court must order Defendant released on his own recognizance on the 63rd day unless the State can show good cause why the Defendant should remain in custody,” the motion states.
Rapper Kodak Black Wants Bail Dropped In Felony Trafficking Case After Prosecution Missed Filing Deadline
Kapri’s attorney asked the court to remove every bond condition unless prosecutors satisfy that burden.
The criminal case stems from an Orange County Sheriff’s Office investigation. Deputies responded to reports of gunfire at the Children’s Safety Village in November 2025. Investigators said they searched two vehicles after detecting the odor of burned cannabis. They recovered a pink bag containing suspected MDMA.
According to the arrest warrant affidavit, investigators linked the bag to photographs posted on Kodak Black’s Instagram account. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement later determined the substance was MDMA in a quantity meeting Florida’s trafficking threshold.
A judge set Kapri’s bond at $75,000 during a May hearing, citing his prior felony convictions. He later secured his release after posting bond.
The pending motion does not challenge the underlying trafficking allegation. Instead, it asks the Orange County court to determine whether prosecutors complied with Florida’s mandatory charging deadline.
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