House arrest
House arrest may be continuous or limited to specified hours. The approved address, supervisors, permitted departures, and duration must be checked precisely; even a brief unauthorized departure may constitute a breach.
No-contact and exclusion conditions
A no-contact condition may cover calls, messages, social media, intermediaries, and indirect communication. An exclusion order may apply to a home, business, locality, or named person; the written terms control.
Bonds and deposits
Release may require a personal undertaking, third-party bond, or cash deposit. A guarantor must understand the risk of forfeiture, and every required document and payment must be completed before release can take effect.
Work, treatment, and study
A request for an essential departure should identify the exact days, hours, route, destination, supervision plan, and supporting documents.
Requesting less restrictive conditions
Changed circumstances, passage of time, full compliance, or developments in the evidence may support an application. Existing conditions remain binding until a new decision is issued.
Practical point
Release conditions should be understood down to the last detail. Obtain clarification before acting when any term is uncertain.
Principal legal sources
Criminal Procedure (Enforcement Powers—Arrests) Law, 5756-1996, including the provisions governing release on bond and release conditions.