D.C. Super. Ct. Crim. R. 116

(a) LIST OF BONDS AND COLLATERAL SECURITY. The clerk must prepare a list of

bonds and collateral security to be taken from persons charged with offenses to resolve

certain misdemeanor offenses under D.C. Code § 5-335.01 (2019 Repl.) or to assure

the person’s appearance for trial or further hearing.

(b) RELEASING OFFICIAL. The court may appoint officials of the Metropolitan Police

Department or other law enforcement agency operating in the District of Columbia to act

as clerks with authority to take bonds or collateral security in accordance with the list

established under Rule 116(a).

(c) FORFEITURE.

(1) Violation of Condition. If a defendant violates a condition of a bond, the court must

declare a forfeiture of the bond.

(2) Setting Aside. If the court determines that justice does not require enforcement of

a forfeiture, the court may set aside the forfeiture and impose appropriate conditions. In

the case of a defendant who has failed to appear, only the judge who originally imposed

the forfeiture may set it aside.

(3) Enforcement. When the court declares a forfeiture, the court must, on motion,

enter a judgment of default, and execution may issue on the judgment. By entering into

a bond, the obligors submit to the jurisdiction of the court and irrevocably appoint the

clerk as their agent on whom any papers affecting their liability may be served. The

liability may be enforced on motion without filing an independent action. The motion and

any notice of the motion required by the court may be served on the clerk, who will

immediately mail copies to the obligors at their last known addresses.

(d) RELEASE. When the defendant satisfies the conditions of the bond, the court must

release the bond.