Local Rule LR Cr 58: FORFEITURE OF COLLATERAL

LR Cr 58 FORFEITURE OF COLLATERAL

(a) Generally. A person who is charged with a petty offense referred to in subsection (b) of this Rule, may, in lieu of appearance, post collateral in the amount indicated for the offense, waive appearance before a magistrate judge, and consent to the forfeiture of that collateral, unless either the charging document makes the appearance mandatory or the offense charged is not posted on the Forfeiture of Collateral Schedule approved by the Court.

(b) Forfeiture of Collateral Schedule. The offenses for which collateral may be posted and forfeited in lieu of appearance by the person charged, together with the amounts of the collateral to be posted, are set forth in the Forfeiture of Collateral Schedule on file in the Clerk's Office, as such schedule may be amended from time to time by the Court.

CROSS-REFERENCE See LR Cr 57.2 (setting forth duties of magistrate judges).