Bonds

This snap-in facilitates the recording and tracking of bonds that have been set for the count involved name in a case session. JustWare allows for both the simple tracking of bonds for organizations that do not collect payments on bonds, as well as an agency bond payment receipt, forfeiture, and allocation for those that do collect payments.

Creating A Bond Record

Bonds can only be created in case sessions that have a corresponding count and count involved person.

1. Click the Bonds snap-in in any open case session, or press Alt+F1.
2. Add a new record.

3. Enter all applicable information in the fields provided.

   Some fields may be required while others are not. Contact your JustWare Administrator to learn which fields are required for your organization.

   Field	Description
   For	Select the count involved person that the bond has been set for.
   Type	Select the type of bond that is being set (i.e. Cash Only Bond, Own Recognizance, etc.).
   Status	Select the status of the bond (i.e. Pending, Forfeit, etc.). Caution: If the status of a bond record is set to Forfeit or Available to Voucher, all fields except Status will become read-only. The status of a bond record must be set to Pending in order for any payments to be allocated to it. You cannot add a bond to a closed case. The Status field of the case must be set to Open - Active.
   Percent	This field is automatically populated with the default percent specified for the bond type you have selected. If no default percent has been specified for the bond type, this field automatically defaults to 100.
   Amount Due	This is a read-only field. Once a number has been entered in the Amount field, the Amount Due field automatically populates. The amount due is calculated based on the bond amount multiplied by the percent.
   Amount Paid	This is a read-only field. This field automatically populates when a payment is allocated to the bond from a payer's name.
   Date Paid	This is a read-only field. Once the bond has been paid, the payment date is automatically populated.
   Paid By	This is a read-only field. Once the bond has been paid, the payer's name is automatically populated
   Agency	This is a read-only field. This field will automatically populate if a default collecting agency has been specified for the bond type you have selected. Note: If the bond being created will be paid to multiple collecting agencies, a separate record will need to be created for each payment. For example, on a particular case, there is a bond payment of $200 to the collecting agency of the Juvenile Division and a $300 bond payment to the collecting agency of the Domestic Violence Division. All of the steps listed here would need to be repeated to add the second bond payment.

   The remaining fields in the record row will be populated after the session is saved.

4. Save the Session. (Click Save button or Ctrl+S)

Editing A Bond Record

1. Click the Bonds snap-in in any open case session, or press Alt+F1.

2. Make any changes in the available fields.

   Caution: If the status of a bond record is set to Forfeit or Available to Voucher, all fields except Status will become read-only. If a voucher is paid on a bond, all fields in the corresponding bond record will become read-only.

3. Save the Session. (Click Save button or Ctrl+S)

Tip: You will be able to view any saved changes to bonds in the Bond History snap-in.

Deleting a Bond Record

1. Click the Bonds snap-in in any open case session, or press Alt+F1.
2. Delete the record.

Caution: Once payment has been allocated to a bond, its corresponding bond record can no longer be deleted.

Creating A Bond Condition

The Bond Conditions snap-in allows you to specify conditions for bonds that have been set.

1. Click the Bond Conditions snap-in.
2. Add a new record.
3. In the Bond field select the bond for which you will be specifying conditions.
4. In the Condition Type field select the type of condition that is being specified for the bond (i.e., no alcohol, stay within state, etc.).
5. Save the Session. (Click Save button or Ctrl+S)

Bond History

Information about bond history is documented in JustWare in the Bond History snap-in. Users can conveniently reference information about any changes made to a bond record.

To find a bond history record, open the case session with which the Bond History is related. Click the Bond History snap-in.

This snap-in is read-only. You cannot add, edit, or delete bond history records from this snap-in. Since this snap-in lists a history of changes to bond records, you can only add additional bond history information by making changes to a bond record in the Bond Management | Bonds snap-in. Changes made to a bond record in the Bonds snap-in automatically populate here.

Field	Description
For	If the count the bond has been set for has been changed, this field indicates what it was prior to the change.
Type	If the type of the bond has been changed, this field indicates what it was prior to the change.
Amount	If the amount of the bond has been changed, this field indicates what it was prior to the change.
Percent	If the percent that must be paid on a bond has been changed, this field indicates what it was prior to the change.
Amount Due	If the amount due of the bond has been changed, this field indicates what it was prior to the change.
Date Set	If the Date Set field in the bond record has been changed, this field indicates what the date was prior to the change.
Notes	If the bond notes have been changed, this field indicates what they were prior to the change.
Status	If the status of the bond has been changed, this field indicates what it was prior to the change.
Paid By	Indicates the person who paid the bond.
Agency	Indicates the collecting agency for the bond.