2011 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 431 GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS 431.021 Guaranteed arrest bond certificate of surety company to be accepted in lieu of cash bail in traffic cases.
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431.021 Guaranteed arrest bond certificate of surety company to be accepted in
lieu of cash bail in traffic cases.
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(2)
A guaranteed arrest bond certificate presented by the person whose signature
appears thereon shall be accepted in lieu of cash bail in an amount not to exceed
two hundred dollars (0) as a bail bond to guarantee the appearance of such
person in any court of this Commonwealth, at the time required by such court, when
he is arrested for violation of any law of this Commonwealth or traffic ordinance of
any municipality therein relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. A guaranteed
arrest bond certificate so presented as a bail bond is subject to the same forfeiture
and enforcement provisions as a bail bond or cash bail, but is not subject to Rules
4.30 and 4.34 of the Kentucky Rules of Criminal Procedure. However:
(a) The violation must have been committed prior to the expiration date shown on
the guaranteed arrest bond certificate, and
(b) A guaranteed arrest bond certificate may not be accepted when a person is
arrested for violation of KRS 189A.010 or KRS Chapter 281.
As used in this section, "guaranteed arrest bond certificate" means a printed card or
other certificate issued by an association to any of its members, which is signed by
the member and contains a printed statement that such association and a surety
company licensed to do business in this Commonwealth:
(a) Guarantee the appearance of the person whose signature appears on the card
or certificate, and
(b) Will, in the event of the failure of such person to appear in court at the time
set for appearance, pay any fine or forfeiture imposed upon such person in an
amount not to exceed two hundred dollars (0).
Effective: July 13, 1984
History: Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 24, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended
1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 298, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts
ch.152, sec. 167. -- Created 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 283, sec. 1.
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