Arizona Laws 13-3856. Bail; in what cases; conditions of bond
Unless the offense with which the person is charged is an offense that is punishable by death or life imprisonment under the laws of the state in which it was committed, or the person is alleged to have escaped from jail or prison or violated the terms of release following conviction of a crime that is punishable in the state of conviction by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, a judge or magistrate in this state shall admit the person arrested to bail by bond or undertaking, with sufficient sureties, and in such sum as the court deems proper, conditioned on the person’s appearance before the court at all times specified by the court, and for the person’s surrender, upon the warrant of the governor of this state. This section does not prevent the immediate service of the governor’s warrant that is issued pursuant to section 13-3847.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-3856
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Crime: means a misdemeanor or a felony. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Governor: includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-3841
- Magistrate: means an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense and includes the chief justice and justices of the supreme court, judges of the superior court, judges of the court of appeals, justices of the peace and judges of a municipal court. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105