77-20-401. Payment of monetary bail to sheriff -- Specific payment methods.
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Effective 5/3/2023
77-20-401. Payment of monetary bail to sheriff -- Specific payment methods.
(1)Subject to Subsection 77-20-402(2) , if an individual has been required by a county jail official, or ordered by a magistrate or judge, to post monetary bail as a condition of pretrial release, the individual may post the amount of monetary bail with the county jail official:
(a)in money, by cash, certified or cashier's check, personal check with check guarantee card, money order, or credit card, if the county jail official has chosen to establish any of those options; or
(b)by a bail bond issued by a surety.
(2)A county jail official shall deliver any monetary bail received under Subsection
(1)to the appropriate court within three days after the day on which the monetary bail is received by the county jail official.
Amended by Chapter 408 , 2023 General Session