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§ 5701. Right to bail

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureEffective: August 27, 2009

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Part VI. Actions, Proceedings and Other Matters Generally
Chapter 57. Bonds and Recognizances
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Effective: August 27, 2009
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5701
§ 5701. Right to bail
Currentness
All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless:
(1) for capital offenses or for offenses for which the maximum sentence is life imprisonment; or
(2) no condition or combination of conditions other than imprisonment will reasonably assure the safety of any person and the community when the proof is evident or presumption great.

Credits

1976, July 9, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 2, effective June 27, 1978. Amended 2009, Aug. 27, P.L. 376, No. 39, § 1, imd. effective.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5701, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5701
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 7. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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