Upon the imposition of a sentence involving release into the community as provided in this chapter, the trial judge shall possess the power to require the defendant, the judgment against whom has been suspended, to execute an appearance bond in the sum deemed right and proper by the trial judge or, in the alternative, to execute a personal recognizance bond without sureties in the sum the trial judge may fix, both bail bond and recognizance, as the case may be, to contain conditions requiring the appearance of the defendant from court to court or, in the alternative, to appear before the trial judge at any regular or special term of the court.Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 6.
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