Personal recognizance is a legal term referring to a court's decision to release a defendant from custody without requiring bail, based on the individual's promise to appear for future court dates. This form of release is typically granted to individuals considered low-risk, meaning they are unlikely to flee or pose a danger to the community. It allows defendants to remain free while awaiting trial, often under certain conditions set by the court.
The term personal recognizance refers to a specific bond that is used within the court system. A person who is granted personal recognizance is allowed to post bail until the date of their trial.
"Personal Recognizance" means that you have a good enough background and sufficient "ties to the community" that the court will release you without your having to post a money bond.
Personal recognizance.
if an inmate is to be released on recognizance and its not what to do
In the US, if the arraigning judge assigns a PR, Personal Recognizance, bond, then yes, in a sense, you may "sign yourself our of jail."
A person who has been granted personal recognizance is one who has paid a bond to be released from jail. The person must return to court to face trial on the appropriate date or risk arrest.
Example: The judge let me go on my own recognizance. In this case, it's used as the object of the prepositional phrase.
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The alternative to bail is to remain in custody pending resolution of the case. Added: OR - you can try petitioning the court for ROR (release on recognizance) otherwise knowns as 'personal bond.'
No you will not.
OWN RECOGNIZANCE, i.e. no cash bail
released on own recognizance