§ 1268 Bail Admission Procedures

• •Bail is money you pay to get out of jail while waiting for your trial.
• •A judge decides if you can get bail and how much it will cost.
• •You have to promise to come back to court or you lose the bail money.

If someone gets arrested for stealing a bike, a judge can decide to let them go home until their trial if they pay bail.

The judge sets a bail amount, and if the person pays it, they can leave jail but must come back for their court date.