The following statement is true or false: If a defendant mails an appeal bond to the court, the court must receive the bond by the 10th day after judgment is entered.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. The deadline is the 15th day after judgment
• D. The deadline is the 5th day after judgment

Answer: (B)

The time to file an appeal bond after a municipal court judgment depends on how the bond is delivered. If you bring the bond to the court in person, you generally must have it filed within 10 days after judgment. However, if the bond is mailed, the deadline is extended by five days, so the bond must be received by the court by the 15th day after judgment. This extension accounts for mailing time, but the bond still must be received by that extended date (and, as with other deadlines, if the final day falls on a weekend or holiday, use the next business day). So the statement is not accurate when the bond is mailed—the correct deadline is the 15th day after judgment.