Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 2516 – Admission to bail; conditions of bond
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Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is shown to be an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment under the laws of the state in which it was committed, a judge or justice of the peace in this State may admit the person arrested to bail by bond, with sufficient sureties, and in such sum as the judge or justice deems proper, conditioned for the prisoner’s appearance before the judge or justice at a time specified in such bond, and for the prisoner’s surrender, to be arrested upon the warrant of the Governor of this State.
41 Del. Laws, c. 213, § ?16; 11 Del. C. 1953, § ?2516; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 2516
- 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.
- Governor: includes any person performing the functions of Governor by authority of the law of this State. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 2501
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302