A monetary guarantee that ensures an individual released from jail will attend future court appearances. Failure to appear results in forfeiture of the bond.
Release on Recognizance (R.O.R.) is a method by which an individual is released in lieu of providing bail, upon their promise to appear and answer a criminal charge.
A summons is a legal mandate requiring the appearance of the defendant under the penalty of having a judgment entered against them for failure to appear. The primary purpose of a summons is to notify the defendant that they have been sued.
