§ 7576.
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§ 7576. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1)“Appearance bond” means a written agreement that allows a person charged with a criminal offense to be released if the person pledges to pay the court a specified amount in the event the person fails to appear at a court proceeding.
(2)“Bail” means any security, including cash, pledged to the court to ensure that a person charged with a criminal offense will appear at future court proceedings.
(3)“Clinical assessment” means the procedures, to be conducted after a client has been screened, by which a licensed or otherwise approved counselor identifies and evaluates an individual’s strengths, weaknesses, problems, and needs for the development of a treatment plan.
(4)“Needs screening” means a preliminary systematic procedure to evaluate the likelihood that an individual has a substance abuse or a mental health condition.
(5)“Risk assessment” means a pretrial assessment that is designed to be predictive of a person’s failure to appear in court and risk of violating pretrial conditions of release with a new alleged offense.
(6)“Secured appearance bond” means a written agreement which allows a person charged with a criminal offense to be released if:
(A)the person pledges to pay the court a specified amount in the event that the person fails to appear at a court proceeding; and
(B)a portion of the bond is paid to the court prior to release.
(7)“Surety” means:
(A)a person who agrees to be responsible for guaranteeing the appearance in court of a person charged with a criminal offense; or
(B)a person who agrees to be responsible for guaranteeing that another person complies with the conditions of a peace bond under section 7573 of this title.
(8)“Surety bond” means a written agreement, in a form established by the Court Administrator, under which a surety guarantees the appearance in court of a person charged with a criminal offense, and pledges to pay the court a specified amount if the person fails to appear.
(9)“Flight from prosecution” means any action or behavior undertaken by a person charged with a criminal offense to avoid court proceedings. (Added 2001, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. June 5, 2002; amended 2015, No. 12, § 1, eff. May 1, 2015; 2017, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)