Chapter 320
2008 -- S 2314
SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/08/08
A N A C T
RELATING
TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCE
Introduced
By: Senator Michael J. McCaffrey
Date
Introduced: February 07, 2008
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section
12-13-10 of the General Laws in Chapter 12-13 entitled "Bail and
Recognizance" is hereby amended to read as
follows:
12-13-10.
Deposit of money in lieu of bail. -- Any person who is held in custody
or
committed upon a criminal charge, if entitled to
be released on bail, may at any time, instead of
giving surety or sureties, in the discretion of
the court, give before the court in which he or she is
held to appear his or her personal recognizance
to appear and do as ordered by the court, and shall
be allowed to deposit, either individually or by
another on his or her behalf, with the court in
money ten percent (10%) of the amount of bail
which he or she is ordered to furnish, and the
justice or clerk of the court shall give him or
her a certificate, and upon delivery of the certificate
to the officer in whose custody he or she is
shall be released from custody, and the money shall be
deposited in the registry of the court before
which the person shall be recognized to appear.
Consistent with Article 1, Section 9 of the
Rhode Island Constitution the giving of surety or in the
alternative the deposit with the court of ten
percent (10%) of the amount of bail set shall be the
sole monetary conditions of the release on bail,
except as set forth herein. No court shall require
the deposit of cash as the sole monetary
condition of the release on bail, except in those cases
where the defendant owes court-imposed
restitution.
Upon the default of the defendant the court
before which he or she is recognized to appear
may, at any time thereafter, order the money
deposited in the registry of the court or in the
discretion of the court the entire amount of the bail
set to be forfeited, and the money shall be paid
to the general treasurer. If money has been
deposited and the defendant at any time before
forfeiture shall appear before the court to which he
or she was recognized to appear, and shall
surrender himself or herself, or shall recognize before
the court with sufficient surety or sureties, in
such an amount, to appear and do as the court may
order, or be in any manner legally discharged,
then the court shall order the return of the deposit
to the defendant. If the money remains on deposit
at the time of a judgment for the payment of a
fine and costs, restitution, or any other
assessment issued by the court, the clerk must apply the
money in satisfaction of the judgment, and after
satisfying the fine and costs, restitution, or any
other assessment must refund the surplus, if
any, to the defendant or to the individual who posted
the money on behalf of the defendant, as the
case may be.
SECTION 2. This
act shall take effect upon passage.
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