Recognizance

Category: Criminal Procedure

Recognizance

Sec. 15. Recognizance. – Whenever allowed by law or these Rules, the court may release a person in custody on his own recognizance or that of a responsible person.

Recognizance is the release of a person in the custody of himself or another reputable person. He, or that person whom he was entrusted to will be tasked with the burden of bringing him to court when he is required to.