KRS 431.021: Guaranteed arrest bond certificate of surety company to be accepted in

lieu of cash bail in traffic cases.

(1) A guaranteed arrest bond certificate presented by the person whose signature

appears thereon shall be accepted in lieu of cash bail in an am ount not to exceed

two hundred dollars ($200) as a bail bond to guarantee the appearance of such

person in any court of this Commonwealth, at the time required by such court, when

he is arrested for violation of any law of this Commonwealth or traffic ordi nance of

any municipality therein relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. A guaranteed

arrest bond certificate so presented as a bail bond is subject to the same forfeiture

and enforcement provisions as a bail bond or cash bail, but is not subject to Rules

4.30 and 4.34 of the Kentucky Rules of Criminal Procedure. However:

(a) The violation must have been committed prior to the expiration date shown on

the guaranteed arrest bond certificate, and

(b) A guaranteed arrest bond certificate may not be ac cepted when a person is

arrested for violation of KRS 189A.010 or KRS Chapter 281.

(2) As used in this section, "guaranteed arrest bond certificate" means a printed card or

other certificate issued by an association to any of its members, which is signed by

the member and contains a printed statement that such association and a surety

company licensed to do business in this Commonwealth:

(a) Guarantee the appearance of the person whose signature appears on the card

or certificate, and

(b) Will, in the ev ent of the failure of such person to appear in court at the time

set for appearance, pay any fine or forfeiture imposed upon such person in an

amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200).