Regulación sobre Fianzas en Procesos Judiciales

Explicación Simple

Si alguien se compromete a pagar si no cumple con una cita en la corte, eso es una fianza. Si paga lo que debe, ya no tiene más obligaciones. Pero si no se presenta, puede tener problemas legales.

Es como cuando prestas tu bicicleta a un amigo y le dices que si no te la devuelve, tendrá que pagarte. Si te la regresa a tiempo, todo bien; pero si no lo hace, tendrás que buscarlo para que cumpla con su palabra.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue acusado de un delito y tuvo que pagar una fianza de $1,000 para poder salir libre mientras espera su juicio. Si Juan no se presenta a la corte en la fecha indicada, el juez puede ordenar su arresto y podría perder el dinero de la fianza. Sin embargo, si Juan aparece y paga la fianza a tiempo, no tendrá más problemas.

Penalidades

Si no te presentas a la corte, puedes ser arrestado y perder el dinero de la fianza.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

y to the county treasurer or court administrator the amount for which the surety was bound as surety, with costs as the court may direct. Payment may be made either before or after process is issued. When it is made, the surety is fully discharged of any obligation under the bond. (10593)RL s 5252;1979 c 233 s 37;1985 c 265 art 10 s 1;1986 c 444;1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82 When an action is brought in the name of the state against a principal or surety in a recognizance entered into by a party or witness in a criminal prosecution, and the penalty is judged forfeited, the court may forgive or reduce the penalty according to the circumstances of the case and the situation of the party on any terms and conditions it considers just and reasonable. (10594)RL s 5253;1985 c 265 art 10 s 1 If a recognizance shows that the court before whom it was entered into had authority to take it, and at what court the party or witness was bound to appear, an action brought to recover a penalty under the recognizance may not be barred, nor may judgment on it be stopped because either: (1) the court failed to record the default of the principal or surety at the term of court when the default occurred; or (2) the recognizance is defective in form. In an action to recover a penalty under a recognizance entered into pending an appeal, the court may award part or all of the penalty amount to the person entitled to it under the recognizance if the court determines the amount is forfeited, or when by permission of the court the penalty has been paid to the county treasurer or court administrator without suit or before judgment in a manner provided by law. (10595)RL s 5254;1983 c 359 s 141;1985 c 265 art 10 s 1;1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82 When a defendant has been admitted to bail after verdict or t