Opinion No. 71-192 (1971) Ag

MINORS — ELIGIBLE TO SIGN OWN BOND A minor can sign a personal recognizance bond in criminal cases. The Attorney General has considered your letter in which you ask the following question: "Can a minor sign a personal recognizance bond in a criminal case?" In your letter you question whether the prohibition against a minor assuming certain types of contractual obligations would preclude applying the statutory provision concerning bail on personal recognizance to minors. Title 59 O.S. 1334 [59-1334] (1970), entitled "Bail on personal recognizance", states: "Any person in custody before a court…