Pennsylvania § 5701 Right to bail

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5701 — Right to bail

Pennsylvania § 5701

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VI

Ch. 57BONDS AND RECOGNIZANCES

Subch.GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5701 (2026).

Text

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.

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