Governing rule on bail-release orders
- All Orders for Release on Bail of detainees and/or respondents in Deportation Cases must be signed only by the Commissioner.
- The signing restriction applies to all bail-release orders involving detainees and/or respondents in Deportation Cases.
- Bail-release orders are governed by the Commissioner-signature requirement effective immediately.
Conditions for signing the bail order
- First condition: The respondent and his/her counsel must be present at the time of signing of the bail order.
- If counsel is absent, the nearest of kin or representative must be present instead at the time of signing.
- Second condition: The respondent and the counsel (or, if absent, the nearest of kin or representative) must be duly apprised of the conditions of the Bail.
- The apprising requirement applies to everything contained in the bail order, including the amount of the Cash Bond and the legal charges.
Mandatory disclosures to the parties
- The respondent and counsel (or nearest of kin or representative) must be informed that the bail order contains:
- the conditions of the Bail, and
- the amount of the Cash Bond, and
- the legal charges.
- The respondent and counsel (or nearest of kin or representative) must be apprised that payments will be issued Official Receipts.
- The respondent and counsel (or nearest of kin or representative) must be apprised that no other fees shall be charged except for those enumerated in the Order.
Compliance directive
- The order commands FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE regarding the Commissioner-signature requirement and the attendance and disclosure conditions.