Section 7576 - DefinitionsAs used in this chapter:
(1) "Appearance bond" means a written agreement that allows a person charged with a criminal offense to be released if the person pledges to pay the court a specified amount in the event the person fails to appear at a court proceeding.(2) "Bail" means any security, including cash, pledged to the court to ensure that a person charged with a criminal offense will appear at future court proceedings.(3) "Clinical assessment" means the procedures, to be conducted after a client has been screened, by which a licensed or otherwise approved counselor identifies and evaluates an individual's strengths, weaknesses, problems, and needs for the development of a treatment plan.(4) "Needs screening" means a preliminary systematic procedure to evaluate the likelihood that an individual has a substance abuse or a mental health condition.(5) "Risk assessment" means a pretrial assessment that is designed to be predictive of a person's failure to appear in court and risk of violating pretrial conditions of release with a new alleged offense.(6) "Secured appearance bond" means a written agreement which allows a person charged with a criminal offense to be released if: (A) the person pledges to pay the court a specified amount in the event that the person fails to appear at a court proceeding; and(B) a portion of the bond is paid to the court prior to release.(7) "Surety" means: (A) a person who agrees to be responsible for guaranteeing the appearance in court of a person charged with a criminal offense; or(B) a person who agrees to be responsible for guaranteeing that another person complies with the conditions of a peace bond under section 7573 of this title.(8) "Surety bond" means a written agreement, in a form established by the Court Administrator, under which a surety guarantees the appearance in court of a person charged with a criminal offense, and pledges to pay the court a specified amount if the person fails to appear.(9) "Flight from prosecution" means any action or behavior undertaken by a person charged with a criminal offense to avoid court proceedings.Added 2001, No. 124 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. 6/5/2002; amended 2015 , No. 12, § 1, eff. 5/1/2015; 2017, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.