10-3-920 - Bail commissioner -- Powers and duties.
10-3-920. Bail commissioner -- Powers and duties.
(1) With the advice and consent of the city council and the board of commissioners inother cities, the mayor of a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class may appoint from among theofficers and members of the police department of the city one or more discreet persons as a bailcommissioner.
(2) A bail commissioner shall have authority to fix and receive bail for a person arrestedwithin the corporate limits of the city in accordance with the uniform bail schedule adopted bythe Judicial Council or a reasonable bail for city ordinances not contained in the schedule for:
(a) misdemeanors under the laws of the state; or
(b) violation of the city ordinances.
(3) A person who has been ordered by a bail commissioner to give bail may deposit withthe bail commissioner the amount:
(a) in money, by cash, certified or cashier's check, personal check with check guaranteecard, money order, or credit card, if the bail commissioner has chosen to establish any of thoseoptions; or
(b) by a bond issued by a bail bond surety qualified under the rules of the JudicialCouncil.
(4) Any money or bond collected by a bail commissioner shall be delivered to theappropriate court within three days of receipt of the money or bond.
(5) The court may review the amount of bail ordered by a bail commissioner and modifythe amount of bail required for good cause.
(1) With the advice and consent of the city council and the board of commissioners inother cities, the mayor of a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class may appoint from among theofficers and members of the police department of the city one or more discreet persons as a bailcommissioner.
(2) A bail commissioner shall have authority to fix and receive bail for a person arrestedwithin the corporate limits of the city in accordance with the uniform bail schedule adopted bythe Judicial Council or a reasonable bail for city ordinances not contained in the schedule for:
(a) misdemeanors under the laws of the state; or
(b) violation of the city ordinances.
(3) A person who has been ordered by a bail commissioner to give bail may deposit withthe bail commissioner the amount:
(a) in money, by cash, certified or cashier's check, personal check with check guaranteecard, money order, or credit card, if the bail commissioner has chosen to establish any of thoseoptions; or
(b) by a bond issued by a bail bond surety qualified under the rules of the JudicialCouncil.
(4) Any money or bond collected by a bail commissioner shall be delivered to theappropriate court within three days of receipt of the money or bond.
(5) The court may review the amount of bail ordered by a bail commissioner and modifythe amount of bail required for good cause.
Amended by Chapter 292, 2003 General Session