More Categories

Rule 520 – Bail Before Verdict

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania

(A) Bail before verdict shall be set in all cases as permitted by law. Whenever bail is refused, the bail authority shall state in writing or on the record the reasons for that determination.
(B) A defendant may be admitted to bail on any day and at any time.

234 Pa. Code ยง 520

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the provisions of the new rule published with the Court’s Order at 25 Pa.B. 4116 (September 30, 1995) .

Final Report explaining the September 3, 1999 Comment revision concerning the 1998 constitutional amendment providing for preventive detention published with the Court’s Order at 29 Pa.B. 4862 (September 18, 1999) .

Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and renumbering of the rules published with the Court’s Order at 30 Pa.B. 1478 (March 18, 2000) .

Final Report explaining the April 1, 2005 Comment revision concerning Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure published with the Court’s Order at 35 Pa.B. 2213 (April 16, 2005) .

Final Report explaining the June 30, 2005 revision of the Comment adding a cross-reference to Rule 117(C) published with the Court’s Order at 35 Pa.B. 3911 (July 16, 2005) .