| > | | | | the charges in every single case. Still in most of the |
| Before going deeper into things related to such an | | | | countries there are a number of standard bails set |
| important topic as bail, let us define this term and | | | | for the most standard violations. |
| some of the basics. In modern law procedures bail is | | | | |
| a sum of money, property, a bond or a waiver of | | | | A bail usually requires the defendant to number of |
| payment deposited or pledged to a court in order to | | | | conditions like limit travel, maintain or seek |
| allow the defendant to be released from jail for the | | | | employment, undergo drug and alcohol testing, |
| time of the court procedures. When bailed out the | | | | medical, psychiatric, or psychological treatment, |
| defendant states that he or she will arrive before the | | | | maintain or commence an educational program, |
| court at the appointed time for the court procedures. | | | | comply with a curfew, refrain from excessive, use of |
| If a person fails to arrive at the specified moment, | | | | alcohol or any use of narcotic drugs, remain in the |
| he or she will lose the deposited money and the | | | | custody of a designated person, comply with periodic |
| possibility to be bailed out. In some serious cases | | | | check-ins with authorities, refrain from possession of |
| involving violence, rape or drugs, the judge can set | | | | a firearm, refrain from contact with crime victim or |
| the bail sum at an impossibly high rate to avoid the | | | | others designated by the court, execute a bond |
| release of a dangerous individual. The biggest problem | | | | agreement with the court or a solvent surety in an |
| in setting the bail amount is to define how dangerous | | | | amount as is reasonably necessary to ensure the |
| the person will be for the society if he or she will be | | | | defendant's appearance, agree to other reasonable |
| released. | | | | conditions the court may impose to ensure a |
| | | | | defendant's appearance depending on the case. |
| In some cases there is always a possibility to reduce | | | | |
| the appointed amount of bail or remove some of the | | | | If the defendant is detained at a bail hearing, he or |
| bail conditions due to some external factors. When | | | | she can apply to a higher court for a review of the |
| setting the bail amount the court usually examines | | | | bail. The review of the transcript of proceedings |
| the following information related to the defendant: | | | | from the bail hearing usually take a week or longer |
| physical and mental condition, financial resources, | | | | but as a result the conditions of bail can be changed. |
| family ties, history relating to drug and alcohol abuse, | | | | The result of the review will also depend on the case |
| criminal history, record concerning appearance at | | | | and on the information related to the defendant. For |
| court proceedings and even length of residence in | | | | example in a domestic assault case, the defendant |
| the community. The importance of any of these | | | | may seek to remove the no-contact condition, so |
| factors can vary from case to case and a judge or | | | | that he can reunite with at least part of his family. |
| magistrate examines the nature and circumstances of | | | | |