Local Rule RULE 58.2: FORFEITURE OF COLLATERAL IN LIEU OF APPEARANCE

RULE 58.2 FORFEITURE OF COLLATERAL IN LIEU OF APPEARANCE Except as hereinafter provided, a person who is charged with an infraction as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 19, and which is specifically listed in a schedule published by order of this court pursuant to this Rule, may, in lieu of appearance, post collateral in the amount specified in such schedule for the offense, waive appearance before a United States magistrate judge, and consent to forfeiture of the collateral as the fixed sum payment referred to in Rule 58(d) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

If in the discretion of the law enforcement officer the offense is of an aggravated nature, the law enforcement officer, notwithstanding any other provision of this Rule, may, in the violation notice, require appearance, and any punishment established by law, including fine, imprisonment or probation, may be imposed upon conviction. Nothing contained in this Rule will prohibit a law enforcement officer from arresting a person for the commission of any offense, including those for which collateral may be posted and forfeited, and taking that person immediately before a United States magistrate judge or requiring the person charged to appear before a United States magistrate judge, as provided in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.