42 Pa. C.S. § 5701

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111

Section 5701 - Right to bail

All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless:

(1) for capital offenses or for offenses for which the maximum sentence is life imprisonment; or

(2) no condition or combination of conditions other than imprisonment will reasonably assure the safety of any person and the community when the proof is evident or presumption great.

42 Pa.C.S. § 5701

1976, July 9, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 2, effective 6/27/1978. Amended 2009, Aug. 27, P.L. 376, No. 39, § 1, imd. effective.