by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
When the amount of a monetary condition of bail is increased, the original amount shall remain in effect and additional cash or other form of security shall be required only for the amount of the increase.234 Pa. Code ยง 533Committee Explanatory Reports: Final Report...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
The defendant or the defendant’s surety, with the approval of the bail authority, may at any time substitute another surety or another form of security. Upon substitution of the form of security, the original security shall be returned to the depositor.234 Pa....
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) Subject to any additional requirements prescribed by local rule of court, the following shall be qualified to act as sureties: (1) owners of cash or securities as provided in Rule 528;(2) owners of realty located in the Commonwealth as provided in Rule 528(D)(3),...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) Each court of common pleas may, by local rule, establish or designate a bail agency to monitor and assist defendants released on bail pursuant to these rules. The duties and powers of the agency shall include the following:(1) gathering information about...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) The issuing authority who is the magisterial district judge who was elected or assigned to preside over the jurisdiction where the crime occurred, upon request of the defendant or the attorney for the Commonwealth, or by the issuing authority sua sponte, and after...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania
(A) If the bail authority determines that it is necessary to impose a monetary condition of bail, to determine the amount of the monetary condition, the bail authority shall consider: (1) the release criteria set forth in Rule 523; and(2) the financial ability of the...
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