2013 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.
(1)
(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 ($200) 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 ($200).
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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