Most bond agreements include travel restrictions, confining you to a specific geographic area such as your county or state. These limitations are designed to ensure your availability for court dates. If travel is necessary, you must seek prior approval from the court or your bail bondsman.
No - if you signed the bond it doesn't matter whether you have a job or not - or whether the bondsman asked you if you did. You are liable as surety on the bond - having a job or not has nothing to do with your liability. Sorry.
That's called, "Release on own recognizance" or referred to as ROR. That's where, technically, you're not posting any bail, but technically under the law it's deemed to be bail. It's ROR.
What are common critiques against bail reform? Opponents frequently attack bail reform with unsubstantiated claims that it drives crime, pointing to high-profile cases where people released on bail committed new offenses.
Is New York Bail Reform Still in Effect? Yes, bail reforms which were enacted in 2019 are still in effect. However, there were certain rollbacks made thereafter which have limited, to some extent, the reforms that were put in place.
In what cases are judges prevented from setting bail? Generally, most misdemeanors (but not sex offenses and domestic violence charges); felony drug charges (aside from Operating as a Major Trafficker, PL 220.77; and non-violent felony charges (with exceptions noted above).
They were eager to talk about. It It's a damn disgrace The Nassau County Executive mincing no wordsMoreThey were eager to talk about. It It's a damn disgrace The Nassau County Executive mincing no words about bail reform. Today nor did his partners in law enforcement. And I'm sick of it.