New York legal term
Cash bail in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Cash bail” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.
What does “Cash bail” mean in New York criminal law?
"Cash bail" means a sum of money, in the amount designated in an order fixing bail, posted by a principal or by another person on his behalf with a court or other authorized public servant or agency, upon the condition that such money will become forfeit to the people of the state of New York if the principal does not comply with the directions of a court requiring his attendance at the criminal action or proceeding involved or does not otherwise render himself amenable to the orders and processes of the court. 11. (N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 500.10)
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