22-2809. Surrender of obligor by surety; release of surety. (a) Any person who is released on an appearance bond may be arrested by such person's surety or any person authorized by such surety and delivered to a custodial officer of the court in the county in the state where the complaint subject to the bond was filed. Such person who is arrested as provided in this section shall be brought before any magistrate having power to commit for the crime charged. The magistrate shall indorse on the bond, or a certified copy of such bond, the discharge of such surety upon the sworn statement, either written or oral, of the surety setting forth the reasons for the discharge. The magistrate may commit the party who is arrested as provided in this section. Such person committed as provided in this section shall be held in custody until released as provided by law.
(b) As used in this section, "custodial officer of the court" means the sheriff or the keeper of the jail in the county.
History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-2809; L. 2001, ch. 150, § 1; L. 2021, ch. 105, § 4; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 22 - Criminal Procedure
Article 28 - Conditions Of Release
22-2801 Declaration of purpose.
22-2803 Review of conditions of release; application for modification of conditions of release.
22-2804 Release after conviction.
22-2806 Justification and approval of sureties.
22-2807 Forfeiture of appearance bonds.
22-2809 Surrender of obligor by surety; release of surety.
22-2814 Release on recognizance and supervised release.
22-2815 Release on recognizance; procedures; criteria.
22-2816 Supervised release; eligibility; agreement; elements of program.
22-2817 Release on recognizance and supervised release; powers of court.
22-2818 Traffic violations; failure to appear, service of warrant and collection of bond.