§ 58-71-135. Deposit for defendant admitted to bail authorizes release and cancellation of undertaking.
§58‑71‑135. Deposit for defendant admitted to bail authorizesrelease and cancellation of undertaking.
When the defendant has beenadmitted to bail, he, or another in his behalf, may deposit with an officialauthorized to take bail, a sum of money, or nonregistered bonds of the UnitedStates, or of the State, or of any county, city or town within the State, equalin market value to the amount of such bail, together with his personalundertaking, and an undertaking of such other person, if the money or bonds aredeposited by another. Upon delivery to the official in whose custody thedefendant is of a certificate of such deposit, he shall be discharged fromcustody in the cause.
When bail other than a depositof money or bonds has been given, the defendant or the surety may, at any timebefore a breach of the undertaking, deposit the sum mentioned in theundertaking, and upon such deposit being made, accompanied by a newundertaking, the original undertaking shall be canceled. (1963,c. 1225, s. 28; 1975, c. 619, s. 1.)