People v. Bankers Ins. Co.

*546Bankers Insurance Company (Bankers) appeals from an order denying its motion to set aside forfeiture of a bail bond and to exonerate bail. Bankers contends that the trial court lost jurisdiction over the bond pursuant to Penal Code section 1305, subdivision (b)1 when the trial court in open court forfeited a bail bond but reinstated it five minutes later and did not send a notice of forfeiture to the surety.

We conclude that, under these circumstances, the trial court retained jurisdiction over the bail bond.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On June 3, 2016,2 Le Bail Bonds, an agent of…