§ 2.60.100. Cash bond records and receipts.

A.

A permanent record shall be kept of all cash bonds. The receipt bonds shall be numbered in duplicate with the original sheet perforated. The defendant or person posting cash shall sign one of the bonds, making the "carbon" duplicate show the amount of cash posted. The officer taking the cash bond shall fill out and sign in the space provided on the bond a receipt of the money, stating the amount and by whom posted and giving a docket number. The original of this combination bond and receipt shall be delivered to the person posting the cash and the duplicate shall remain in the bound volume, which shall be used by the court for a permanent record and shall be referred to by the judge in forfeiting the bond when the case is called for trial and the defendant fails to appear. The number and amount of this bond-receipt and the docket number shall be posted on the police blotter, which shall be a permanent record. The police department shall furnish a monthly cash report to the city secretary showing the name of the defendant, docket number, bond-receipt number, and the amount. Forfeitures or fines shall be entered on the court docket showing final disposition.

B.

A prisoner will be required to sign the cash bond-receipt described above when posting cash for his or her appearance and the amount shall be stated in the cash bond-receipt.

C.

The cash bond-receipts shall be formulated in such manner that the prisoner shall have entered a plea of guilty on failure to appear at the time set in the bond.

(Prior code § 18-10)