Recognizance definition

Recognizance means a signed commitment by a person to appear in court as directed and to adhere to any other terms ordered by an appropriate judicial officer as a condition of bail.
Recognizance means any obligation of record entered into before a court requiring the accused to appear at all appropriate times or forfeit any bail and be subject to criminal penalty for failure to appear;
Recognizance means a signed commitment by a person to appear in court as directed and to adhere

Examples of Recognizance in a sentence

  • The booking fee shall be based on whether or not the City is using the County’s Personal Recognizance (PR) screeners for individuals it brings to a County jail facility to be booked.

  • Motions Made for Release on Own Recognizance or Bail ModificationWhen a motion for release on own recognizance or bail modification has been made to the Court, and granted in whole or in part, or granted conditionally or with limiting terms, and a subsequent motion is made by the same party in the same case for a similar order upon materially changed circumstances, the subsequent motion shall be accompanied by a disclosure that:a.

  • Bail/Own Recognizance Release – Unless otherwise ordered by the court, a defendant’s bail or own recognizance release status shall remain as previously ordered.

  • Rule 8.2 Right to Pretrial Release on Personal Recognizance or on Bond.(a) Right to Release.

  • Recognizance to be forfeited on failure of accused to appear at trial.


More Definitions of Recognizance

Recognizance means a person promises a court, on the record, to do some particular act, i.e. to appear before the court; to keep the peace; or to pay a debt.
Recognizance means a communication of an obligation or bond to a juvenile before the juvenile is charged with an offence that the juvenile is to perform some action such as appear in court on a specified date and at a specified time, keep the peace or be of good behaviour;
Recognizance means a bond or obligation, entered into and recorded before a court or magistrate, by which a person engages himself to perform some act or observe some condition such as to appear when called upon, pay a debt or keep the peace;
Recognizance means an undertaking, with or without surety or other security, made before a magistrate to perform one or more acts - for example, to appear in court. A recognizance may be written or oral but, if oral, must be evidenced by a memorandum signed by the magistrate.
Recognizance means being released on one’s own supervision after arraignment.
Recognizance means a bond entered into before a Judge or Magistrate by which one undertakes to produce a defendant before a court on a particular date or perform any obligation on the order of the Court.
Recognizance means a bond or obligation made in court by which a person promises to perform