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Lancaster Cnty. C.P. Local Rules Interactive Book Rule 536.1
Bail Judgment Account
A. The Solicitor’s Office shall create and maintain a separate account known
as the “Bail Judgment Account.”
B. If a bail bond remains forfeited for a period of six (6) months, the Solicitor’s
Office shall notify the bondsman or the fidelity/surety company that the full amount of the
bail bond must be placed in the Bail Judgment Account within twenty (20) days of the
notice.
C. If the bondsman or fidelity/surety company fails to place the appropriate
funds into the Bail Judgment Account, any funds in the bondsman’s or fidelity/surety
company’s Reserve Account, up to the amount of the forfeited bail bond, may be
transferred to the Bail Judgment Account at the discretion and direction of the Solicitor’s
Office.
D. Upon expiration of a one year period from the date of the forfeiture of the
bail bond, any amount in the Bail Judgment Account, up to the amount of the forfeited bail
bond, shall be transferred to the County’s General Fund at the discretion and direction of
the Solicitor’s Office. The Solicitor’s Office shall notify the bondsman or the fidelity/surety
company of the transfer.
Adopted 6-28-11 Effective 8-22-11
Provenance
- Source
- www.court.co.lancaster.pa.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
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