Haw. Rev. Stat. § 804-1

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 804-1 - Bail defined

Bail, or the giving of bail, is the signing of the recognizance by the defendant and the defendant's surety or sureties, conditioned for the appearance of the defendant at the session of a court of competent jurisdiction to be named in the condition, and to abide by the judgment of the court.

HRS § 804-1

PC 1869, c 50, §1; am L 1917, c 149, §1; RL 1925, §3977; RL 1935, §5430; RL 1945, §10731; RL 1955, § 256-1; HRS § 709-1; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 50, §4; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 139, §4

Rules of Court

See HRPP rules 5(a), 46.

Right to bail is secured under specific provisions, rather than general constitutional provision relating to liberty. 9 H. 171. See 36 H. 188, 192.

See Const. Art. I, §12.