Local Rule LCrR 46: TYPES OF BAIL IN CRIMINAL CASES

LCrR 46 TYPES OF BAIL IN CRIMINAL CASES Provided that a bond in the form available at the office of the Clerk of Court is executed, any of the following may be accepted as security:

A. United States currency, or a certificate of deposit of a federally insured bank or savings and loan association, or federal, state or local government securities or bonds, or corporate securities or bonds of companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, or a combination thereof, in the face amount of the bail, provided that the instruments are payable on demand, and provided further that, if the instruments are payable to one or more persons, the Clerk of Court or the appropriate judicial officer is satisfied that the endorsements of all owners have been secured as obligers.

B. Real property in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including realty in which the defendant has an interest, in which the market value of the property after subtracting the current value of all mortgages, liens and judgments, equals the amount of the bond. See also Fed. R. Crim. P. 46(e). The Clerk of Court shall maintain in its office and on its official website the procedures and requirements for posting of property bonds.

C. A surety company or corporation authorized by the Secretary of Treasury of the United States to act as surety on official bonds under the Act of August 13, 1894 (28 Stat. 279, as amended, U.S.C. Title 6, 1-13).

D. Such other property as the court deems sufficient pursuant to the Bail Reform Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. § 3142(c)(2)(K).