Appearance instruction

1. Come to the court at the time ordered. Check your name on the calendar on the first floor - if you can not find calendar ASK COURT OFFICERS, where the court calendar is.

2. After you found court calendar find your name there and go to the assigned court room and wait in the room. If you can not find your name ask court officers for Clerks office. Give them your name and they will direct you to your court room.

3. In most cases while you waiting (2-3 hours) to be called attorneys from our office will be negotiating your case with prosecutors, judges (in many counties), ordering interpreter, ordering court file and working on it.

4. Please while you waiting DO NOT CALL US WITHIN FIRST 1.5 HOURS, this is the busiest time, however feel free to call us after that at 718 376-47-66 (Andrew/Greg) only than call my cell 718-376-6466.

If in very unlikely event your case is called, please say that you represented by Bukh & Associates, so they will call you in second time while we will be present. Also feel free to call us to inform that case was called.

Compliance instruction

New York City criminal courts

Bail and Bond information

Bail: security given for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee that the person will return to court in the future. Cash bail is the amount of cash that must be deposited.  

ROR: Receiving ROR means being released on your own recognize. You do not need to put up bail and can leave on your promise to return to court at the next scheduled date. If you do not appear in court on the appointed date, a judge may issue a bench warrant for your arrest and upon being brought to court, you may be forced to pay bail before leaving.

Remand: If person been remanded, it means that bail has been denied and he/she will be kept in custody.

Bail bondsman:  A bail bondsman acts as a surety to guarantee to pay the city the amount of the bail if person do not show up in court. For large bail amounts, bondsmen can generally obtain security against such as real estate property. Bail and bond agency write bonds for 10% of the value of the bail.

Bail and bond frequent questions:

Is bail refundable?   Yes, but person must to make all the court appearances. If the case is dismissed or defendant found not guilty, bail will refunded in full. If defendant found guilty or take a plea, then only 97% of the bail will be refunded.

When and what bail was set?   At the end of the arraignment (first appearance in the court), the judge will issue bail. If the judge orders ROR or parole, defendant may leave without bail. If the judge orders remand, defendant will stay in custody as the bail was denied. If the judge sets bail, it may be either one number (e.g., $5,000) or order a different sum for cash bail and a bail bond (e.g., "Bail is $15,000 bond over $2,000 cash).

What form of payment acceptable for the bail? New York Department of Corrections will accept the following forms of cash bail:

 - Cash;

 - Cashier's checks;

 - U.S. Postal Service, Bank, Western Union, Traveler's Express or Federal Express money orders up to $1,000 (multiple money-   orders for $1,000 or less each will be accepted)

 - Check issued by the city Finance Administrator for a bail refund.

 - Checks from the U.S. Government and Veterans Administration Check up to $1000(multiple checks for $1,000 or less each will be accepted)

    Credit cards, personal and corporate checks are NOTaccepted.

Where bail could be posted?   Bail may be paid in the courtroom if it is posted at the time when the defendant actually appears there before the judge. If the defendant was already taken away from court, bail may be posted at:

 - Bronx House of Detention653 River Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451

 - Brooklyn House of Detention275 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201

 - Manhattan House of Detention (The Tombs)125 White Street, New York, NY 10013

 - Queens House of Detention126-02 82nd Avenue, Queens, NY 11415

 - Riker's Island11-11 Hazen Avenue, East Elmhurst, NY 11370

For more information on inmates, bail, visiting hours, and travel directions call New York Department of Corrections at (718) 546-0700.  

How can property be used for bail?   In cases where the bail is extraordinarily high, your lawyer can request that property be accept as bail, either by writ or through negotiation with the prosecutor and with consent of the judge. The property is often required to have at least doubled the value of the bail amount.

What is the bail sufficiency hearing?  The bail sufficiency hearing or surety hearing may be ordered by the judge in drug or fraud cases. That means that prior to accepting bail, unless the prosecutor consents, the court will hold a hearing to verify the source of the money used as bail in order to prevent illegal profits from being used to obtain release. Defendant or person who placing the bail would need to prove that he has a job, assets, bank accounts or other lawful means to post bail.

How bail amount is determinate?  There are no guidelines for amount of the bail. Amount depends on many factors: the facts of the case, the charges, the judge and prosecutor involved, criminal record of defendant and many others.

Based on our experiencewe always suggest to our clients to bring the maximum amount of money to first appearance in the court. The judge will not ask how much money defendant has and set the bail without inquiring for ability to pay it.

If you found this information useful, we are welcome your feedbacks.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. 

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