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Any person charged with an offense that entails bail, may submit him/herself to the jurisdiction of the Office.\n(a) The Office shall be responsible for evaluating the cases under its jurisdiction in order to make a recommendation to the courts regarding the determination of the terms and conditions of the corresponding bail.\n(b) Parole pending criminal sentencing, not subject to pecuniary conditions, shall be recommended for any person charged with an offence when it is determined that:\n(1) The pecuniary conditions are not needed to ensure the appearance of the person charged at the trial or any other judicial procedure.\n(2) Parole pending criminal sentencing does not place any person or community in risk of physical harm.\n(3) Such parole pending criminal sentencing does not violate the integrity of the judicial process.\nHistory —Aug. 12, 1995, No. 177, § 9, renumbered as § 8 and amended on Aug. 4, 1997, No. 58, § 8; June 3, 2004, No. 133, § 3.