Section 629.531 — Electronic Monitoring As Condition Of Pretrial Release.
629.531 ELECTRONIC MONITORING AS CONDITION OF PRETRIAL RELEASE. If a court orders electronic monitoring as a condition of pretrial release, it may not use the electronic monitoring as a determining factor in deciding what the appropriate level of the defendant’s money bail or appearance bond should be. History: 1992 c 571 art 6 s 23
Section 629.54 — Witness To Recognize.
629.54 WITNESS TO RECOGNIZE. When a person charged with a criminal offense is admitted to bail or committed by the judge, the judge shall also bind by recognizance any witnesses against the accused whom the judge considers material, to appear and testify at any trial or hearing in which the accused is scheduled to appear. […]
Section 629.55 — Committal Of Witnesses Who Refuse To Recognize.
629.55 COMMITTAL OF WITNESSES WHO REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE. If a witness is required to recognize, with or without sureties, and refuses to do so, the judge shall commit that witness until the witness complies with the order, or is otherwise discharged according to law. During confinement a person held as a witness must receive the […]
Section 629.58 — Proceedings Required When Person Under Bond Defaults; Paying Bond To Court.
629.58 PROCEEDINGS REQUIRED WHEN PERSON UNDER BOND DEFAULTS; PAYING BOND TO COURT. When a person in a criminal prosecution is under bond (1) to appear and answer, (2) to prosecute an appeal, or (3) to testify in court, and fails to perform the conditions of the bond, the default must be recorded. The court shall […]
Section 629.59 — Court To Forgive Bond Forfeiture Penalty.
629.59 COURT TO FORGIVE BOND FORFEITURE PENALTY. When an action is brought in the name of the state against a principal or surety in a recognizance entered into by a party or witness in a criminal prosecution, and the penalty is judged forfeited, the court may forgive or reduce the penalty according to the circumstances […]
Section 629.60 — Actions To Recover Under Recognizance Even If Technical Noncompliance.
629.60 ACTIONS TO RECOVER UNDER RECOGNIZANCE EVEN IF TECHNICAL NONCOMPLIANCE. If a recognizance shows that the court before whom it was entered into had authority to take it, and at what court the party or witness was bound to appear, an action brought to recover a penalty under the recognizance may not be barred, nor […]
Section 629.61 — Arrest Of Defaulter.
629.61 ARREST OF DEFAULTER. When a defendant has been admitted to bail after verdict or trial, and neglects to appear at the time or place at which the defendant is bound to appear and submit to the jurisdiction of the proper court, the court may have that defendant arrested as provided in rule 6.03, subdivision […]
Section 629.62 — Application For Bail; Justification.
629.62 APPLICATION FOR BAIL; JUSTIFICATION. If a person charged with a criminal offense and in custody desires release on bail and if the district court is not in session in the county the person may apply to a judge of district court or a judge of the court of appeals. The person shall apply by […]
Section 629.63 — Surety Arrest Of Defendant.
629.63 SURETY ARREST OF DEFENDANT. If a surety believes that a defendant for whom the surety is acting as bonding agent (1) is about to flee, (2) will not appear as required by the defendant’s recognizance, or (3) will otherwise not perform the conditions of the recognizance, the surety may arrest or have another person […]
Section 629.64 — Judge May Impose New Conditions Of Release On Defendant Who Violated Release.
629.64 JUDGE MAY IMPOSE NEW CONDITIONS OF RELEASE ON DEFENDANT WHO VIOLATED RELEASE. When a defendant who has violated conditions imposed on the defendant’s release is surrendered to a judge under section 629.63, the judge shall, in accordance with rules 6.02 and 6.03 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, continue the release upon the same […]