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FORM 4-217.2. BAIL BOND

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West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Maryland Rules
Title 4. Criminal Causes
Appendix of Forms
Bail Bond Forms
MD Rules, Form 4-217.2
FORM 4-217.2. BAIL BOND
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BAIL BOND
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That I/we, the undersigned, jointly and severally acknowledge that I/we, our personal representatives, successors, and assigns are held and firmly bound unto the State of Maryland in the penalty sum of .......... Dollars ($ ..........):
[ ] without collateral security;
[ ] with cash or other collateral security equal in value to .......... % of the penalty sum;
[ ] with cash or other collateral security equal in value to the full penalty amount;
[ ] with the obligation of the corporation .......... which is an insurer or other surety in the full penalty amount.
To secure payment the [ ] defendant [ ] surety [ ] individual has:
[ ] deposited [ ] in cash or [ ] by certified check the amount of $
 
[ ] pledged the following intangible personal property:
 
[ ] encumbered the real estate described in the Declaration of Trust filed herewith, or in a Deed of Trust dated the .......... day of .......... (month), .......... (year), from the undersigned surety to .........., to the use of the State of Maryland.
THE CONDITION OF THIS BOND IS that the defendant personally appear, as required, in any court in which the charges are pending, or in which a charging document may be filed based on the same acts or transactions, or to which the action may be transferred, removed, or, if from the District Court, appealed.
IF, however, the defendant fails to perform the foregoing condition, this bond shall be forfeited forthwith for payment of the above penalty sum in accordance with law.
IT IS AGREED AND UNDERSTOOD that this bond shall continue in full force and effect until discharged pursuant to Rule 4-217.
AND the undersigned surety covenants that the only compensation chargeable in connection with the execution of this bond consisted of a [ ] fee, [ ] premium, [ ] service charge for the loan of money, or other (describe)
..........
in the amount of $
 
[ ] Fee or premium paid by
..........
(address)
 
AND the undersigned surety covenants that no collateral was or will be deposited, pledged, or encumbered directly or indirectly in favor of the surety in connection with the execution of this bond except:
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these presents have been executed
under seal this ........ day of
..........,
............
(month)
(year)
 
(SEAL)
 
Defendant
Address of Defendant
 
(SEAL)
 
Personal Surety/Individual
Address of Surety
 
(SEAL)
 
Surety-Insurer
Address of Surety-Insurer
By:
 
(SEAL)
 
Bail Bondsman
Power of Attorney No.
SIGNED, sealed, and acknowledged before me:
................................
Commissioner/Clerk/Judge of the
.................... Court for
.................. County/City

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[Adopted April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984. Amended April 7, 1986, eff. July 1, 1986; May 9, 2000, eff. July 1, 2000; March 2, 2015, eff. July 1, 2015; February 16, 2017, eff. July 1, 2017.]
MD Rules, Form 4-217.2, MD R CR Form 4-217.2
Current with amendments received through May 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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