New York legal term
Application for recognizance or bail in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Application for recognizance or 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 “Application for recognizance or bail” mean in New York criminal law?
"Application for recognizance or bail" means an application by a principal that the court, instead of committing the principal to or retaining the principal in the custody of the sheriff, either release the principal on the principal's own recognizance, release under non-monetary conditions, or, where authorized, fix bail. 8. (N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 500.10)
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