{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5701","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 5701","heading":"Right to bail.","body":"All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless:\n(1) for capital offenses or for offenses for which the maximum sentence is life imprisonment; or\n(2) no condition or combination of conditions other than imprisonment will reasonably assure the safety of any person and the community when the proof is evident or presumption great.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VI ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS GENERALLY","CHAPTER 57 BONDS AND RECOGNIZANCES","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=57\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"d4f445c51344ccf02ee84875b2f4e2df8c5cee14c915cce27d80d6ce36745bed","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5574","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}