234 Pa. Code r. 525 - Bail Bond
(A) A bail bond is
a document whereby the defendant agrees that while at liberty after being
released on bail, he or she will appear at all subsequent proceedings as
required and comply with all the conditions of the bail bond.
(B) At the time the bail is set, the bail
authority shall
(1) have the bail bond
prepared; and
(2) sign the bail
bond verifying the conditions the bail authority imposed.
(C) If the defendant is unable to post bail
at the time bail is set, when the bail authority commits the defendant to jail,
he or she shall send the prepared and verified bail bond and the other
necessary paperwork with the defendant to the place of
incarcertation.
(D) When the
defendant is going to be released, the defendant, and, when applicable, one or
more sureties, shall sign the bail bond. The official who releases the
defendant also shall sign the bail bond witnessing the defendant's
signature.
(E) The bail bond shall
set forth the type or combination of types of release, the conditions of
release ordered by the bail authority, the conditions of the bail bond set
forth in Rule 526(A), and the consequences of failing to appear or failing to
comply with all the conditions of the bail bond.
(F) The defendant shall not be released until
he or she signs the bail bond.
(G)
After the defendant signs the bail bond, a copy of the bail bond shall be given
to the defendant, and the original shall be included in the record.
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