HRS §804-7
Statewide program for posting bail any day of the week
The courts, with help from corrections and the attorney general, must set up a program that lets people pay bail any day of the week. This program is for anyone who has a bail amount set by police or a court. Once bail is paid, the person must be released from jail right away.
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The statute, as written — Release after bail
The judiciary, in consultation with the department of corrections and rehabilitation and the department of the attorney general, shall establish and administer a statewide program that permits the posting of monetary bail seven-days-a-week for defendants who remain in the custody of the director of corrections and rehabilitation. This program shall be made available to any defendant for whom a monetary amount of bail has been set by the police, other law enforcement agency, or the court. The judiciary may contract with a single vendor to administer the program. The vendor may charge users of the program a service fee. Upon posting of bail, the defendant shall be released from custody forthwith. [PC 1869, c 50, §4; RL 1925, §3982; RL 1935, §5436; RL 1945, §10737; RL 1955, §256-7; HRS §709-7; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 2019, c 179, §18; am L 2022, c 278, §29]
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