Lakewood Municipal Court

		
		
                                           LMCLR CR3.2(n)
                                       BAIL OR BOND PROCEDURES

     1)  Upon receipt of bail or bond for a case where charges are pending review and filing by the
Prosecutor, the court shall create a case in JIS and hold the bail or bond for 30 days.  If no formal
charges have been filed by the Prosecutor in that time, then the bail will be returned to the payee,
and/or the bonding agency will be notified of the exoneration.

     2)  When a case is dismissed or sentence imposed, any financial obligations for fines, penalties
and/or costs on the case shall be deducted from bail posted by the defendant, and the remainder shall
be returned to the defendant, unless the bail has already been forfeited subject to RCW 10.19.140.

     3)  If cash bail was posted subsequent to the issuance of a bench warrant, the court shall deduct
a $100 warrant fee prior to refunding the bail.  This rule shall also apply if a person other than the
defendant posted the bail.

     4)  If bail or bond has been processed for forfeiture, and the judge has ordered the forfeited
bail returned to the payee, per RCW 10.19.140 the court shall deduct a $100 warrant fee and applicable
booking fee prior to the return of the bail or bond forfeiture.


(Effective 09/01/17)