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     629.62 Application for bail, justification. 

    If a person charged with a criminal offense and in custody 
 desires release on bail and if the district court is not in 
 session in the county the person may apply to a judge of 
 district court or a judge of the Court of Appeals.  The person 
 shall apply by affidavit showing the nature of the application, 
 the names of the persons to be offered as bail, and a copy of 
 the papers upon which the person is held in custody.  The judge 
 may order the person charged to appear at a hearing to determine 
 bail.  The court shall give notice of the application to the 
 county attorney, if within the county.  No matters may be 
 inquired into except those matters which relate to the amount of 
 bail and the sufficiency of the sureties.  A surety shall prove 
 either by affidavit or upon oral examination by the court that 
 the surety's assets are sufficient to pay the bond penalty 
 amount to the court if the person bound under the bond fails a 
 condition of the bond. 

    HIST: (10598) RL s 5256; 1983 c 359 s 142; 1984 c 387 s 6; 
 1985 c 265 art 10 s 1; 1986 c 444 

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