CCRP 327 - Requisites of the bail undertaking - Louisiana Statutes

Art. 327. Requisites of the bail undertaking

A. The bail undertaking shall:

(1) Be in writing.

(2) State the court before which the defendant is bound to appear.

(3) Be entered into before an officer who is authorized to take it.

(4) State a single amount of bail for each charge.

B. The bail undertaking shall be enforceable if the above requirements are met; and no officer may refuse to accept the posting of a bail bond and releasing a defendant on bail if the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 314 and the conditions set by this Article are met. A person shall not be discharged from his bail undertaking, nor shall a judgment of forfeiture be stayed, set aside, or reversed, nor the collection of any such judgment be barred or defeated by reason of any defect of form, omission of a recital, or of a condition of the undertaking, by reason of a failure to note or record the default of any defendant or surety, or because of any other irregularity.

Acts 1993, No. 834, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 1272, §1.