Dauphin Cnty. C.P. Rule 530-Duties and Powers of a Bail Agency

*RULE 530. DUTIES AND POWERS OF A BAIL AGENCY

(a) The Dauphin County Pre-Trial Services Agency is hereby designated as the

county bail agency pursuant to Rule 530 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal

Procedure.

(b) The county bail agency shall perform the duties and exercise the powers set forth

in Rule 530 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.

(c) The county bail agency shall, in all cases, be qualified to act as supervisory

surety with respect to percentage cash bail and nominal bail, and may be so

designated by the court or issuing authority; but the county bail agency shall

incur no financial liability by acting a supervisory surety.

(d) Designation of the county bail agency as supervisory surety in nominal bail and

percentage cash bail cases shall subject the defendant to the supervisory rules

and regulations of that agency.

(e) Designation of the county bail agency as supervisory surety shall authorize the

county bail agency to charge a fee payable to the County of Dauphin for the

performance of the supervisory obligations mandated by Rule 530. The fees and

categories of bail to which they apply are as follows:

(1) nominal bail – twenty-five ($25.00) dollars:

(2) ten (10%) percent cash bail (with the option of conditions of bail pursuant

to Rule 533 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure) – thirty

(30%) percent of the money furnished or three (3%) percent of the total

amount of bail; however, in no event, shall the fee be less than fifty

($50.00) dollars.

(f) In all cases where nominal bail or percentage cash bail is to be set, the court or

issuing authority shall consider the option of designating the county bail agency

as supervisory surety. Nothing in this rule shall prohibit the designation of other

private surety in percentage cash bail and nominal bail cases without the

designation of the county bail agency as supervisory surety.

(g) Nothing in this rule shall prohibit the posting of any other type of bail allowed

under Rule 527 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure by other private

or licensed sureties.

(h) Any designation of Dauphin County Pre-Trial Services Agency as supervisory

surety shall be listed on the Bail Certificate as a Condition of Bail pursuant to

Rule 526 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.

* Formerly Rule No. 4008

Effective 6/4/2001