Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 629.16 (2026)
Admit To Bail
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Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is shown to be an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment under the laws of the state in which it was committed, a judge in this state may admit the person arrested to bail by bond, with sufficient sureties, and in such sum as the judge deems proper, conditioned for the person's appearance before the judge at a time specified in the bond, and for the person's surrender, to be arrested upon the warrant of the governor of this state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1968–1998 · leading case: State v. Phillips, 587 N.W.2d 29 (Minn. 1998).
State v. Phillips, 587 N.W.2d 29 (Minn. 1998). “Minn.Stat. § 629.16 (1996). A demanded person may be admitted to bail by bond “conditioned for the person’s appearance before the judge * * * and for the person’s surrender, to be arrested upon the warrant of the governor of this state.”
State Ex Rel. Brown v. Hedman, 157 N.W.2d 756 (Minn. 1968). “15 provides that the judge before whom he is brought must, upon finding that he is in fact the person charged, commit him to jail for such time, not exceeding 30 days, as will enable arrest to be made pursuant to a governor’s warrant, unless he furnishes bail as provided in §…”
State v. Akbar, 419 N.W.2d 648 (Minn. Ct. App. 1988). “See Minn.Stat. § 629.16 (1986); Unif. Criminal Extradition Act § 15, 11 U.”
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