• The surety is required to bring the accused to court immediately.
• If they fail to bring the accused to court, they will be required to pay to court money which was stated on the bail form. If they will be arrested and imprisoned.
• In case there is a good reason for the failure of accused to appear in court, the surety has to inform court why the accused has failed to appear in court.

Bail is where an accused person is released from prison before their trial but that person is required to come to court on the days when their case will be heard.

• The major duty of a surety is to ensure that the accused person appears in court whenever required.
• A surety also has a duty to inform the court when the accused is planning to leave the country or run away from the court or go into hiding if they learn about it.