Notify your officer within one business day if you have been arrested, cited, or questioned by law enforcement for a law violation. This includes notification of any traffic citations.

There are a variety of bond types ordered in the Federal Courts. They include:

• Personal Recognizance Bond: Defendant is released on his/her written promise to appear at all future court proceedings.
• Unsecured Bond: Defendant is released on his/her written promise to appear at all future court proceedings AND to pay the Court the full bond amount in the event he/she fails to appear.
• Secured Bond: Defendant’s release requires cash or collateral (property) be posted with the Court prior to the defendant’s release from custody.
• Surety Bond: Defendant’s release requires a bondsman, attorney, or similar party to post surety prior to the defendant’s release from custody. All sureties used must be on the Clerk of Court’s listing of approved sureties.
• Release with Conditions: In addition to the above-mentioned bonds, the Court may order pretrial supervision and reporting as a condition of release with bond. Conditions ordered may include: travel restrictions, electronic monitoring, substance abuse counseling and drug testing, and employment. Additionally, defendants are ordered to not possess any firearm, destructive devices, or other dangerous weapons while on pretrial release.

Forfeiture of bond may occur if the defendant fails to appear and bond is revoked. The Judge may issue a bench warrant and declare a revocation of the bail bond or appearance bond.

In nearly all cases, the Court will order conditions of release as part of the bond requirements. Pretrial supervision is often ordered as a condition of release. Additionally, no defendant may possess firearms or other dangerous weapons, including ammunition while the case is pending.

Other conditions may be ordered and could include one or all of the following:

• Avoid all contact with any victims or potential witnesses
• Report all contact with law enforcement
• Surrender passport and obtain no new passport
• Electronic monitoring or home confinement
• Curfew
• Substance abuse testing and/or treatment
• Mental health evaluation and/or counseling
• Seek and/or maintain employment or attend school
• Other conditions as ordered by the Court

Participants must have a residence and a telephone.

A private telephone line must exist within the home with no party lines. Any custom calling features such as call waiting, caller id, call forwarding, voice mail, etc. must be removed prior to installation of the home monitoring unit. Cordless telephones, answering machines, and computer modems are not permitted.

An ankle transmitter is worn by the client. The ankle transmitter sends a coded signal that identifies the participant and contains security circuitry that is able to detect tampers or removal, and sends a special signal to the monitoring center when either occurs.

Electronic monitoring may be imposed for defendants who have violated the terms of previously imposed release.

Community and familial stability are important given the potential for long term enforced togetherness. Persons residing with the participant must be willing to make sacrifices demanded by the electronic monitoring program.