Bail

A bond is a security deposit. The word comes from the Latin Deposit cautio what " security", " caution " means. The term very different legal institutions can be meant, for example, the creation of a lien, the bodies of a guarantor, etc.

Germany

As the rental security deposit is colloquially referred to as civil law, to which the owner may have recourse if the tenant fails to meet its rental or liability for damages. Claims for reimbursement of the deposit may represent the earliest after the handover to the landlord by the tenant.

With the term deposit, the " reasonable assurance" within the meaning of § 116 Paragraph 1 No. 4 is called Code of Criminal Procedure, against a flight risk because of adopted warrant may be suspended. This can avoid the suspect in custody; Details are set out in § 116a Code of Criminal Procedure. Appears the accused to the court hearing, the security shall be returned to the defendant. Frequently, additional terms of the deposit agreement (for example, mandatory reporting, travel ban ).

Previously knew the German civil service law, the deposit position. It had officials who should be entrusted with financial management or transportation of assets to pay before inauguration a security could from the Treasury about cash shortages caused compensate quickly ( plus now Article 90 BGB ).

Switzerland

Under Swiss law, the payment of a deposit as Article 330 of the Code of Obligations, the employment relationship is provided. In the case of sound, ie separate from the other assets of the employer, retention of the deposit of the employee has a right of separation in the bankruptcy of the employer. Is the security deposit, however, no longer be specified, there is still only a privileged claim in bankruptcy pursuant to Article 219, paragraph 4 First Class SchKG.

USA

In the U.S. legal system is the position of deposits in order to release the accused until the trial usual ( cf. deposit system (United States) ).