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FORM OF BAIL
| Data Element: | FORM OF BAIL |
| Definition: | Type of bail posted. |
| Standard of Verification: | Court case file folder. |
| Data Type: | AN |
| Field Size: | 2 |
| Field Format: | 2AN |
| Originating Teams: | Corrections and Courts |
| User Teams: | Corrections, Courts and Law Enforcement |
| Tables / Codes: | 01 - Cash 02 - Secured Bond - Bail bond secured by either personal property or real property. 03 - Unsecured Bond - A bail bond, other than an insurance company bail bond, not secured by any deposit of or lien upon property. 04 - Partial Security - A bail bond secured only by a deposit of a sum of money not exceeding ten percent of the total amount of the undertaking. 05 - Property 06 - Insurance company bail bond 07 - Credit Card 88 - Other 99 - Unknown |
| Comments: | The definitions of Unsecured Bond and Partial Security are found in CPL 500.10 (18) and 5- 00.10 (19). Codes 1-4 in the table above conform to definitions included in CPL 500.10. Appearance bond, surety bond and insurance bond (also found in CPL 500.10) can fall into any of the three bond categories in the table. |
| Page Info: | DATE STANDARD ESTABLISHED: 9/94 |

