Anytime Bail Bonding, Inc. v. State

Doyle, Presiding Judge.

*288Anytime Bail Bonding, Inc. ("ABB"), appeals from an order granting the State's motion for forfeiture of an appearance bond insured by ABB. ABB argues that it is not liable for the bond forfeiture because the trial court failed to follow the requirements in OCGA § 17-6-71 (a). As the State concedes, the trial court did not provide ABB with the notice required under that Code section, so we reverse.

The relevant record is undisputed and shows that in August 2016 Marcell Veal was arrested and later indicted for possessing a controlled substance, possessing a firearm during…