Rule 530 - Designation Of Local Court Bail Agency(1) Lehigh Valley Pretrial Services, Inc., is designated as the bail agency to monitor and assist defendants released on bail in criminal cases instituted in Lehigh County. This agency shall perform the duties and have the powers set forth in Pa.R.Crim.P. 530(A).(2) When a Defendant is released on any of the types of bail set forth in Pa.R.Crim.P. 524(C)(1) through (4), or on 10% cash bail pursuant to Pa.Rs.C.P. 524(C)(5) and 528(D)(1), and the bail agency has been designated by the bail authority to act as surety or supervising agency for the defendant, the defendant shall then become subject to the rules and regulations of the bail agency. The bail agency shall not be required to sign the bail bond.(3) Whenever a defendant who is supervised by the bail agency fails to comply with the conditions of his or her release, or the rules and regulations of the bail agency, a bail piece may issue pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 536(B) to the bail agency, and the defendant may be brought before the court to determine if additional bail shall be set or bail revoked.Amended effective 12/1/2015; revised effective 2/1/2020.This Rule was part of the original bail rules numbered 4006, 4006A, 4006B, 4006C and 4006D. They were adopted by an order dated March 23, 1984, and published at 14 Pa.B. 833 et seq. (March 17, 1984). The Rule was later amended to reflect the reorganization and renaming of the bail agency.