Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 385

385. (1) If, in the cases referred to in articles 35, 36 and 383, any person refuses to enter into his own recognizance, or if, i n the case referred to in the last pr eceding article, any person refu ses or is unable to comply with the requirements of the said article, the court may order such person to b e detained until he carries out what is required of him or, where the court ordered him to find a su rety, until such time as the court, on the application of the person detained, shall declare that the reasons for which he was order ed to find a surety have ceased. Term of detention. (2) The term of detention sha ll not exceed twelve months. Maintenance of person under detention. (3) The provisions of article 12(1) shall, mutatis mutandis , apply to a person detain ed under this article. Discharge of person bound over. (4) On satisfying what is required of him, the person detained may at any time obtain his discharge. Form of recognizance. Security may consist in deposit of sum of money or pledge. Amended by: VIII.1857.13; III.1899.11; XII.1913.18; XII.1957.17.