Which of the following is NOT listed as an exonerating action for the bond or revocation of sentence?

• A. The defendant confesses, stipulates or otherwise agreed to the factual basis of the violation of probation.
• B. The suspended sentence is revoked in whole or part.
• C. The differed sentence is accelerated in whole or part.
• D. A new charge is filed in a different jurisdiction.

Answer: (D)

Exoneration of the bond means the surety is discharged from liability because the defendant’s sentence or probation ends or is properly resolved. Actions that address the current case and bring the probation or sentence to a termination or proper conclusion are the ones that can exonerate the bond. When the defendant confesses, stipulates, or agrees to the factual basis of the probation violation, the court has a clear path to revoke or modify the probation, which can end the conditional release and thus exonerate the bond. Similarly, if the suspended sentence is revoked in whole or part, that action directly changes the sentence status and can bring the probation or release to its end, leading to exoneration. Accelerating a differed sentence likewise brings the sentence to an earlier conclusion, which can terminate the period of release and exonerate the bond.

Filing a new charge in a different jurisdiction does not impact the current case’s bond status or probation or sentence in the original court. It creates separate proceedings and does not discharge the existing obligation, so it is not an exonerating action.