Opinion ID: 1096180
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Heading: Bail Before Conviction; Condition of Undertaking.

Text: (1) If a person is admitted to bail for his appearance for a preliminary hearing, or on a charge that a magistrate is empowered to try, the condition of the undertaking shall be that he the person will appear for such the hearing, or to answer the charge, and will submit himself to the orders and process of the magistrate trying the same, and will not depart without leave. (2) If he a person is admitted to bail after he has been being held to answer by a magistrate, or after an indictment or information on which he the person is to be tried has been filed against him, the condition of the undertaking shall be that he the person will appear to answer the charges before the court in which he or she may be prosecuted and submit to the orders and process of the court, and will not depart without leave. (f) Revocation of Bail. The court in its discretion for good cause, any time after a defendant who is at large on bail appears for trial, may commit himthe defendant to the custody of the proper official to abide by the judgment, sentence, and any further order of the court. (g) Arrest and Commitment by Court. The court in which the cause is pending may direct the arrest and commitment of the defendant who is at large on bail in the following cases when: (1) When there has been a breach of the undertaking; (2) When it appears that his the defendant's sureties or any of them are dead or cannot be found or are insufficient or have ceased to be residents of the state; or (3) When the court is satisfied that the bail should be increased or new or additional security required;. The order for the commitment of the defendant shall recite generally the facts upon which it is based, and shall direct that the defendant be arrested by any official authorized to make arrests, and that the defendant be committed to the official in whose custody he or she would be had if he or she had not been given bail, to be detained by such official until legally discharged. The defendant shall be arrested pursuant to such order upon a certified copy thereof, in any county, in the same manner as upon a warrant of arrest. If the order provided for is made because of the failure of the defendant to appear for judgment, the defendant shall be committed. If the order is made for any other cause, the court may determine the conditions of release, if any. (h) Bail Aafter Recommitment. If the defendant applies to be admitted to bail after recommitment, the court which that recommitted him the defendant shall determine conditions of release, if any, subject to the limitations of (c)(b) above. (i) Qualifications of Surety Aafter Order of Recommitment. If the defendant offers bail after recommitment, each surety shall possess the qualifications and sufficiency, and the bail shall be furnished in all respects in the manner, prescribed for admission to bail before recommitment. (j) Issuance of Capias; Bail Specified. Upon On the filing of either an indictment or information charging the commission of a crime, if the person named therein is not in custody or at large on bail for the offense charged, the judge shall issue or shall direct the clerk to issue, either immediately, or when so directed by the prosecuting attorney, a capias for the arrest of such the person. If the person named in the indictment or information is a child, and said the child has been served with a promise to appear under the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, capias need not be issued. Upon the filing of the indictment or information, the judge shall endorse the amount of bail, if any, and may authorize the setting or modification of bail by the judge presiding over the defendant's first appearance hearing. This endorsement shall be made on the capias and signed by the judge. (k) Summons Upon on Misdemeanor Charge. When a complaint is filed charging the commission of a misdemeanor only and the magistrate deems that process should issue as a result, or when an indictment or information on which the defendant is to be tried charging the commission of a misdemeanor only, and the person named in it is not in custody or at large on bail for the offense charged, the magistrate or judge shall direct the clerk to issue a summons instead of a capias unless the magistrate or judge has reasonable ground to believe that the person will not appear in response to a summons, in which event an arrest warrant or a capias shall be issued with the amount of bail endorsed on it. The summons shall state substantially the nature of the offense and shall command the person against whom the complaint was made to appear before the judge issuing the summons or the judge having jurisdiction of the offense at a time and place stated in it. ( l ) Summons When Defendant iIs Corporation. Upon On the filing of an indictment or information or complaint charging a corporation with the commission of a crime, whether felony or misdemeanor, the judge shall direct the clerk to issue or shall issue a summons to secure its appearance to answer the charge. If, after being summoned, the corporation does not appear, a plea of not guilty shall be entered and trial and judgment shall follow without further process.