Q: I would like to know if I am a defendant in a criminal case in the state of oklahoma and I am bonded out by an accredite
And licensed bondsman can the state or county say it was Seminole county Oklahoma now not the bondsman putting a stipulation on you but the state for you to have to submit a urine test every week even though you have not been convicted yet wouldn't that be punishment before you are convicted of the crime pretty much saying they think your guilty before proven beyond a reasonable doubt thank you for your time
A:
If you have been charged with a criminal offense, the court can set conditions for your pretrial release. Sometimes no conditions exist other than to not commit new crimes and to remain in contact with your bondsman. Other times, the court requires the person to have a GPS monitor, to have no contact with individuals involved in the case (i.e. complaining witness), periodic drug testing, and sometimes other conditions are applicable. Failure to comply with pretrial release/bail requirements of the court can result in bail being revoked and the person being held in jail awaiting trial.
A bondsman generally has to comply with the contract you signed with them - just as you must comply with the same contract. So, if it is the bondsman requiring the drug testing and not the court, the appropriateness of that would depend on what the contract you signed with the bondsman provides/requires.
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