Rule 528 - Monetary Condition of Release on Bail. Realty as Security(a) When realty is offered to satisfy a monetary condition of bail, in full or in combination with other forms of security, a completed affidavit of surety and surety information page (including a warrant of attorney for confession of judgment) must be submitted to the Clerk of Courts. The affidavit and the surety information page shall be in such form as the Clerk may prescribe from time to time.(b) The affidavit of surety and the surety information page shall be signed by the defendant and by all owners of the realty being offered as security if the realty is not owned by the defendant(c) Attached to each affidavit of surety submitted pursuant to paragraph (a), above, shall be the following:(i) a photocopy of the deed, decree of distribution or other instrument of record, bearing all pertinent recording data, by which title was acquired, and(ii) the written certification by a lawyer licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth certifying the names of the current owners of record of the realty, certifying that good and marketable title is vested in them, and further certifying the nature, holder and unpaid balance of each lien that then encumbers the realty, including, but not limited to, mortgage, judgment and tax liens. A title insurance policy with the County of Armstrong appearing as a named insured may be Substituted for the lawyer's written certification. (d) The Clerk of Courts shall make the determination of whether the net value of the property is sufficient to satisfy the monetary condition. For property located outside the Commonwealth but within the United States, the Clerk may impose reasonable conditions designed to perfect the lien. The Clerk shall not accept realty outside the Commonwealth as fulfillment of the monetary condition, in whole or in part, without special approval of Court.(e) The Clerk of Courts shall, as final acceptance of the realty as security, cause of judgment to be confessed against all owners thereof in the appropriate county, in favor of the Commonwealth for the use of Armstrong County. The Clerk of Courts in hereby authorized to execute all judgment lien releases for property that may be encumbered by the judgment lien, but not intended to serve as security, and is further authorized to cause the judgment lien to be marked as satisfied after the full and final disposition of the case. The Clerk shall file a certificate among the papers of the criminal case certifying that judgment has been entered and setting forth the pertinent details of entry.(f) A fee shall be paid to the Clerk of Courts at the time of the submission of the affidavit of surety. The amount of the fee shall be determined from time to time by Order of the Court. No cost arising from the perfection, release or satisfaction of a judgment lien shall be paid by the Clerk, but shall be borne by the defendant or a surety.