PRINTER'S NO. 969
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.920
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY DELOZIER, GAYDOS AND KUZMA, MARCH 17, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 17, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in bonds and
recognizances, further providing for bail to be governed by
general rules.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5702 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 5702. Bail to be governed by general rules.
(a) General rule.-- Except as otherwise provided by this
title and the laws relating to the regulation of surety
companies, all matters relating to the fixing, posting,
forfeiting, exoneration and distribution of bail and
recognizances shall be governed by general rules.
(b) Use of cash bail.--
(1) In a case in which the defendant is the named
depositor, any cash bail deposited by the defendant which is
otherwise returnable to the defendant shall be held and
applied to the payment of any restitution, fees, fines and
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19 costs imposed upon the defendant in connection with a
criminal or delinquency case unless the defendant shows that
the defendant would suffer an undue hardship.
(2) In a case in which the defendant is not the named
depositor, the court may order, upon motion of the attorney
for the Commonwealth, that any cash bail deposited on behalf
of the defendant which is otherwise returnable to the
depositor be held and applied to the payment of any
restitution, fees, fines and costs imposed upon the defendant
in connection with a criminal or delinquency case unless the
depositor shows that the depositor would suffer an undue
hardship.
(c) Notice.--Written notice of the provisions of subsection
(b) shall be provided to a depositor prior to the acceptance of
a deposit of cash bail.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 180 days.
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