Read the signed SC-3035 or SC-3035SR order. Both forms contain printed own-recognizance conditions, including court appearances, no travel outside California without court permission, avoiding witness or victim contact, testing on request, and a search condition. Blank spaces for particular people, places, or programs and the supervised form’s SCRAM/GPS choices need case-specific entries. SC-3035SR adds pretrial-compliance reporting and possible electronic monitoring. Read every printed and completed term; do not assume an unselected monitoring option applies. (Santa Barbara forms SC-3035 and SC-3035SR; Penal Code § 1318.)

Confirm which order applies before release

Compare the signed form to the conditions explained in court. If SC-3035SR applies, check whether SCRAM or GPS is selected for installation before release and when and where the form directs you to report to the pretrial-compliance officer. Review any filled-in witness, victim, neighborhood, counseling, or other restrictions on either form. Ask counsel or the court to clarify an unclear condition before travel, contact, or another action that could violate the order. (SC-3035; SC-3035SR.)

Keep the order and calendar every appearance. The supervised form describes a prosecutor notice if a complaint is not filed or an investigation remains incomplete. Check whether that notice was actually issued, what it says, and whether any separate signed order remains in effect. Do not assume a notice alone cancels a different order or changes every condition. (SC-3035SR.)

A missed date can have more than one consequence

Section 1320’s criminal failure-to-appear provision requires willful evasion of the process of the court; it should not be reduced to a claim that every missed date automatically proves that offense. A missed appearance may still create separate consequences under the release agreement or court order. Contact counsel promptly if an emergency or other problem makes compliance difficult, and keep documentation. (Penal Code § 1320; Penal Code § 1318.)

For questions about the actual conditions in a Santa Barbara release order, contact the Law Offices of David S. Chesley. Call (800) 755-5174, or see the California bail hearings page.