CPL |500 | |RECOGNIZANCE | |BAIL |
COMMITMENT |DEFINITIONS |OF |TERMS |
exam |with |verified |answers
Principal |- |ANSWER-a |defendant |in |a |criminal |action |or |proceeding
OR
a |person |adjudged |to |be |a |MATERIAL |WITNESS |therein
any |other |person |so |involved |therein |that |he |may |by |law |be |compelled |to |appear |before |a |court |for |
the |purpose |of |having |such |court |exercise |control |over |his |person |to |secure |his |future |attendance |at |
the |action |or |proceeding |when |required, |and |who |in |fact |either |is |before |the |court |for |such |purpose |
or |has |been |before |it |and |been |subjected |to |such |control.
Fix |Bail |- |ANSWER-[when |court |designates |sum |of |money] |the |posting |of |which |allows |principal |to |be |
at |liberty |during |pendency |of |action
According |to |CPL |500.10(9), |"bail" |means:
1. |cash |bail |or |a |bail |bond
2. |real |property
3. |equity |in |full |force |and |effect |- |ANSWER-Cash |bail |or |a |Bail |bond
RELEASE |UNDER |NON-MONETARY |CONDITIONS: |when |principal |is |allowed |to |be
at |liberty |during |pendency |of |action |with |the |least |restrictive |conditions |that |will |assure
the |principal's |return |to |court |and |assures |principal's |compliance |with |court |conditions. |- |ANSWER-
Conditions |may |include:
a. |That |principal |is |in |contact |with |a |pretrial |agency |in |principal's |county
