11 Bail
11 Bail
a. CORPORATE SURETY
Any domestic or foreign corporation, licensed as a
surety in accordance with law and currently
authorized to act as such, may provide bail by a
bond subscribed jointly by the accused and an
officer of the corporation duly authorized by its
board of directors.
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b. PROPERTY BOND
A property bond is an undertaking constituted as lien on
the real property given as security for the amount of the
bail. Within ten (10) days after the approval of the bond,
the accused shall cause the annotation of the lien on the
certificate of title on file with the Register of Deeds if the
land is registered, or if unregistered, in the Registration
Book on the space provided therefor, in the Registry of
Deeds for the province or city where the land lies, and on
the corresponding tax declaration in the office of the
provincial, city and municipal assessor concerned
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c. CASH DEPOSIT
The accused or any person acting in his behalf may deposit in
cash with the nearest collector or internal revenue or provincial,
city, or municipal treasurer the amount of bail fixed by the
court, or recommended by the prosecutor who investigated or
filed the case. Upon submission of a proper certificate of deposit
and a written undertaking showing compliance with the
requirements of section 2 of this Rule, the accused shall be
discharged from custody. The money deposited shall be
considered as bail and applied to the payment of fine and costs
while the excess, if any, shall be returned to the accused or to
whoever made the deposit
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d. RECOGNIZANCE.
Whenever allowed by law or the Rules, the court may release a
person in custody to his own recognizance or that of a responsible
person
• REPUBLIC ACT No. 10389 - "Recognizance Act of 2012″. –
Recognizance is a mode of securing the release of any person in
custody or detention for the commission of an offense who is
unable to post bail due to abject poverty. The court where the case
of such person has been filed shall allow the release of the accused
on recognizance as provided herein, to the custody of a qualified
member of the barangay, city or municipality where the accused
resides.
Purpose
GENERALLY: To assure the attendance of the defendant,
when his or her presence is required in court.