Si alguien no se presenta a la corte y hay un error en la fianza, eso no significa que todo se acabe. La ley permite seguir adelante si se puede comprobar que la persona debía presentarse.
Es como cuando preparas un platillo y te das cuenta de que olvidaste un ingrediente. Aunque no esté perfecto, el platillo sigue siendo comestible y puedes disfrutarlo.
Imagina que Juan fue arrestado y su amigo Carlos firmó una fianza para liberarlo. Si Juan no se presenta a la corte, pero hay un error en la documentación de la fianza, Carlos aún puede reclamar su dinero si Juan se presenta dentro de un año.
RCW 10.19.120 - Actions not barred by defect of form or formality No action brought on any recognizance, bail, or appearance bond given in any criminal proceeding whatever shall be barred or defeated, nor shall judgment be arrested thereon, by reason of any neglect or omission to note or record the default of any principal or surety at the time when such default shall happen, or by reason of any defect in the form of the recognizance, if it sufficiently appear from the tenor thereof at what court or before what district judge the party or witness was bound to appear, and that the court or magistrate before whom it was taken was authorized by law to require and take such recognizance; and a recognizance may be recorded after execution awarded. RCW 10.19.140 - Return of bond to surety, when If a forfeiture has been entered against a person in a criminal case and the person is returned to custody or produced in court within twelve months from the forfeiture, then the full amount of the bond, less any and all costs determined by the court to have been incurred by law enforcement in transporting, locating, apprehending, or processing the return of the person to the jurisdiction of the court, shall be remitted to the surety if the surety was directly responsible for producing the person in court or directly responsible for apprehension of the person by law enforcement. RCW 10.19.150 - Liability of surety, limitation The liability of the surety is limited to the amount of the bond when acting within the scope of the surety's duties in issuing the bond. RCW 10.19.160 - Surrender of person under surety's bond The surety on the bond may return to custody a person in a criminal case under the surety's bond if the surrender is accompanied by a notice of forfeiture or a notar
La ley dice que no se detendrá el proceso legal solo por errores en la fianza, siempre que se pueda probar que debías presentarte en la corte.
Si la persona que fianzas se presenta ante la corte dentro de un año, puedes recuperar el monto de la fianza menos algunos costos que determine la corte.
Sí, puedes entregar a esa persona a la autoridad, pero debes hacerlo con un aviso de incumplimiento o una declaración notariada explicando por qué lo haces.
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