§ 13-108. Failure to give bond

   (a) Penalty. -- An individual who fails to give bond after being ordered to give bond under § 13-107 of this title is subject to imprisonment until bond is given, not exceeding 1 year.

(b) Probation. -- In consideration of the financial circumstances of the accused individual, and on the individual's entering into a recognizance, the court may:

   (1) suspend imposition of the sentence for failure to give bond; and

   (2) place the individual on probation for the period that the individual is required to pay support.

(c) Conditions of recognizance. -- The recognizance ordered by the court shall be:

   (1) in the amount that the court directs, with or without security; and

   (2) on the conditions that:

      (i) if the individual is summoned to appear before the court, the individual shall appear; and

      (ii) the individual shall pay support as ordered by the court.

(d) Revocation. -- If an individual fails to pay support under the court's order, the court may revoke the probation and impose the sentence for failure to give bond.

(e) Disposition of forfeited recognizance. -- The court may order that any forfeited recognizance be paid:

   (1) to the individual's destitute parent or destitute adult child; or

   (2) if the individual's destitute parent or destitute adult child is a public charge, to the agency that is authorized by law to receive the forfeited recognizance.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 101, 102, 108, 109; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.