629.41 JUDGES TO ISSUE PROCESS FOR ARREST. Judges, in vacation as well as in term time, may issue process to carry out law for the apprehension of persons charged with offenses. History: (10576) RL s 5235; 1983 c 359 s 135; 1985 c 265 art 10 s 1
629.415 PROCEEDINGS ON SUMMONS TO APPEAR. Subdivision 1. Issuance of summons to appear. A court may issue a summons in accordance with rule 3.01 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure to notify a person charged with a criminal offense of the need to appear at a certain time and place to answer the charge. Subd. […]
629.44 RECOGNIZANCE BY OFFENDER; CASES NOT PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT IN MINNESOTA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-STILLWATER. A person arrested with a warrant for an offense not punishable by imprisonment in the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater, may ask to enter into a recognizance. If the person asks, the peace officer making the arrest shall take the arrested person before a […]
629.45 PROCEEDINGS IN CASE OF BAIL REFUSAL. If a judge in the county where an arrest is made refuses to release the person arrested on bail, or if sufficient bail is not offered, the officer in charge of that person shall take the person before the judge who issued the warrant. If the judge who […]
629.47 HEARING OR TRIAL ADJOURNED; RECOGNIZANCE ALLOWED. Subject to the right of the accused to a speedy trial as prescribed by the Rules of Criminal Procedure, a court may adjourn a hearing or trial from time to time, as the need arises and reconvene it at the same or a different place in the county. […]
629.471 MAXIMUM BAIL ON MISDEMEANORS; GROSS MISDEMEANORS. Subdivision 1. Double fine. Except as provided in subdivision 2 or 3, the maximum cash bail that may be required for a person charged with a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor offense is double the highest cash fine that may be imposed for that offense. Subd. 2. Quadruple fine. […]
629.48 PROCEEDINGS ON FAILURE TO APPEAR ACCORDING TO BOND. If a person released under appearance bond as provided by rule 6.02 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure does not appear according to the conditions of the bond, the court shall record the default and certify the bond, with the record of the default, to the […]
629.49 WHEN PERSON FAILS TO RECOGNIZE APPREHENSION REQUIRED. When a person fails to recognize, that person must be apprehended. The court shall order further disposition of the apprehended person consistent with the provisions of rule 6 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. History: (10584) RL s 5243; 1979 c 233 s 36; 1985 c 265 […]
629.53 PROVIDING RELEASE ON BAIL; COMMITMENT. A person charged with a criminal offense may be released with or without bail in accordance with rule 6.02 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. Money bail is the property of the accused, whether deposited by that person or by a third person on the accused’s behalf. When money […]
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
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
629.65 SHERIFF FEES. In a case involving a defendant who violated the conditions of the defendant’s release, the sheriff must be allowed the same fees and mileage for making an arrest or attending before a judge as for arresting a person under a bench warrant. In all cases the sheriff’s fees shall be paid by […]
