Bail is the security or other guarantee required and given for the release of a person, conditioned upon a written undertaking, in the form of a bail bond, that the person will appear when required and comply with all conditions set forth in the bail bond. Bail Authority is the district justice, magistrate, Philadelphia bail commissioner, or the judge with jurisdiction over the case who is authorized by law to set, modify, revoke, or deny bail. Capital Case or Crime is one in or for which the death penalty may be imposed. Clerk of Courts is that official in each judicial district who has the responsibility and function under state or local law to maintain the official criminal court file and docket, without regard to that person's official title. Collateral is cash or a cash equivalent deposited in summary cases.
Court is a court of record.
Court Case is a case in which one or more of the offenses charged is a misdemeanor, felony, or murder of the first, second, or third degree. Criminal Proceedings include all actions for the enforcement of the Penal Laws. Indictment is a bill of indictment which has been approved by a grand jury and properly returned to court, or which has been endorsed with a waiver as provided in former Rule 215. Information is a formal written accusation of an offense made by the attorney for the Commonwealth, upon which a defendant may be tried, which replaces the indictment in all counties since the use of the indicting grand jury has been abolished. Issuing Authority is any public official having the power and authority of a magistrate, a Philadelphia bail commissioner, or a district justice.