BONDS AND SURETIES

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Rule Set: Local Criminal Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Rule: 57.4

Jurisdiction: DDC

Bluebook Citation: D.D.C. LCrR 57.4

All Rules: D.D.C. Local Criminal Rules, complete index

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Any bond or undertaking required in a proceeding must be set by an order or by consent. The bond or undertaking may be in the form of a surety, cash or check. A surety holding authority from the Secretary of the Treasury to do business in the District of Columbia and having an agent for service of process therein may be approved by the Clerk and filed. No officer of the Court or member of the bar in active practice will be accepted as a surety.

BONDS AND SURETIES

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