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42 Pa.C.S. § 5701

Right to bail

Known as the Judicial Code

The act spans §§ 42–42 (972 sections).

(Aug. 27, 2009, P.L.376, No.39, eff. imd.)

All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless:

(1) for capital offenses or for offenses for which the maximum sentence is life imprisonment; or

(2) no condition or combination of conditions other than imprisonment will reasonably assure the safety of any person and the community when the proof is evident or presumption great.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.