§ 458 Court to fix amount of bail - Endorsement.

When a judge orders a bench warrant for a crime that allows bail, the judge has to decide how much bail should be. This means the court sets a specific dollar amount the defendant must pay to be released while their case moves forward.

Once the judge picks the bail amount, the court clerk writes it directly on the bench warrant. This note tells anyone who sees the warrant exactly how much money the defendant needs to pay for release. The clerk signs this note to make it official.

This step matters because it means bail gets decided at the same time the warrant is issued, not later. It also gives police and jail staff clear instructions right away, so they know the exact bail amount if they arrest the defendant on that warrant.