9:17-6. Bond to be taken; discharge thereon; proceedings when no bond is taken
When the reputed father is apprehended pursuant to section 9:17-5 of this Title, he shall be taken before any court of the county wherein he resides or is found, and that court may take from him a bond to the State of New Jersey, with good and sufficient surety or sureties, or with cash security, in the sum directed upon the warrant, for his appearance, at a time therein stated, before the court issuing the warrant, and thereafter from time to time as such court may direct.
Thereupon, the court taking the bond shall discharge the reputed father from arrest, and such officer shall deliver the warrant and bond to the court issuing the warrant.
If no bond is given as herein provided the officer having the warrant shall take the reputed father before the court originally issuing the warrant.
Amended by L.1945, c. 183, p. 618, s. 1; L.1953, c. 9, p. 82, s. 33.
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