Article 24 of Code of Criminal Procedure and Trials

When rendering a judgment convicting an accused of a felony or misdemeanor liable to disturb public security, the court may, if it finds that he has criminal tendencies or aggressive inclinations giving rise to fear that he will return to criminal conduct, order that one of the following preventive measures be taken: First: Require him to sign an undertaking to pay a specified amount if he commits a felony or misdemeanor within a specified period. Second: Require him to sign this undertaking and to provide a surety guaranteeing payment of the specified amount. Third: Require him to sign this undertaking and to deposit the specified amount as security for fulfillment of his undertaking. The court shall determine the duration of the undertaking, which shall not exceed 2 years.