VIOLATION NOTICES, FORFEITURE OF COLLATERAL
IN LIEU OF APPEARANCE

For certain scheduled offenses committed within the territorial and subject matter jurisdiction of a United States magistrate judge within the District of Idaho, collateral may be posted in the scheduled amount, in lieu of an accused’s appearance before the magistrate judge.

If the accused fails to appear before the magistrate judge after posting collateral in the scheduled amount, the collateral shall be forfeited to the United States and such forfeiture shall be accepted in lieu of appearance and as authorizing the termination of the proceedings.

No forfeiture of collateral will be permitted for certain listed offenses described in the general order adopting the Uniform Collateral Forfeiture Schedule for this Court.

Copies of current schedules of offenses for which collateral may be posted in lieu of appearance, and of the amounts of required collateral shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the Clerk of Court in Boise, Pocatello, Moscow, and Coeur d’Alene.

RELATED AUTHORITY

General Order No. 278