Pennsylvania Statutes
§ 5701 — Right to bail
Pennsylvania·Title 42 JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE·Part PART VI·Ch. 57 BONDS AND RECOGNIZANCES·Subch. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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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Legislative History
(Aug. 27, 2009, P.L.376, No.39, eff. imd.)
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