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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