Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 325

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.

            A person in custody may be released by order of the court on his personal bail undertaking without the necessity of furnishing a surety, unless otherwise provided in this Title.

            Acts 1993, No. 834, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2016, No. 613, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.