George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, was released today on $1 million bail bond.

It is the second time that he has been freed on bond.

His previous $150,000 bond was revoked after prosecutors presented evidence to Judge Kenneth Lester that he had misled the court about his finances.

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Zimmerman's lawyers were able to post the bond with help from an influx of $20,000 in donations to their client's defense fund.

Update at 4:01 p.m. ET: Zimmerman's parents, Robert and Gladys, put up their home as collateral to get their son released, according to papers released by the Seminole County sheriff, USA TODAY's Yamiche Alcindor reports.

Zimmerman will also pay $9.50 a day for his electronic monitoring.

Update at 3:59 p.m. ET: Zimmerman walked out of the John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Sanford, Fla., at 2:49 p.m. ET, wearing an electronic monitoring device.

As Reuters notes, Zimmerman must remain in Seminole County, stay away from the Orlando-Sanford International Airport, not apply for a passport or have a bank account, avoid alcohol and obey a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. He must also have no weapons where he is staying.

Update at 3:20 p.m. ET: Zimmerman did not post $1 million but $ 100,000, 10% of the total bail, which is standard. In addition to the $20,000 his defense fund received in the past 24 hours, Zimmerman collected $55,000 in donations in the two months before the judge announced the new bail.

Read the judge's bail order.

Zimmerman's defense team reports that it has set up a temporary "safe house" until "a more permanent secure location can be established."

As noted below, Zimmerman will be under 24-hour GPS monitoring.

Original post by Douglas Stanglin:

Update at 2:58 p.m. ET: George Zimmerman was released today on $1 million bond, the Associated Press and other media report.

He left the Seminole County jail wearing a white dress shirt and a jacket, the AP reports.

Judge Kenneth Lester, who set the bail on Friday, has restricted Zimmerman to Seminole County and required that he wear an electronic monitoring device.

Zimmerman was able to meet the bond in part because of a $20,000 spike in donations to his defense fund.

His defense team published an appeal today on Zimmerman's website.

Update at 1:35 p.m. ET: USA TODAY's Yamiche Alcindor reports that Zimmerman's team appealed for more donations, saying the defendant and his wife "do not have anywhere near" the money needed to secure the collateral needed for his release.

The legal team announced that because Zimmerman is required to remain in Seminole County upon his release, a safe house has been set up for him while his legal teams looks for a more permanent location.

"Once Mr. Zimmerman's release has been secured, we will change our focus from securing bond to the defense of the charges against him," his lawyers noted.

Original post: Zimmerman, 28, a neighborhood watch volunteer, faces second-degree murder charges in the fatal shooting of the unarmed black teenager.

His initial defense fund received more than $200,000 after the shooting in a Sanford, Fla., gated community Feb. 26. Zimmerman claimed self-defense in the killing of 17-year-old Martin.

Zimmerman was initially freed on $150,000 bond, but that was revoked after the court found that he and his wife, Sherrie, had attempted to deceive the court over their financial assets, particularly funds donated for his defense.

Judge Kenneth Lester increased the bail to $1 million Thursday.

"It is entirely reasonable for this court to find that, but for the requirement that he be placed on electronic monitoring, the defendant and his wife would have fled the United States with at least $130,000 of other people's money," the judge wrote in setting the higher bail, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

The appeal ends with this pitch: