Clearwater Bonding Agency v. Pinellas County

STRINGER, Judge.

Appellant, Clearwater Bonding Agency, attorney in fact for Accredited Surety & Casualty Co. (Accredited), appeals an order denying its motion for reconsideration of costs. Accredited asserts that the trial court erred in requiring it to pay a predetermined flat fee as a condition for setting aside a bond forfeiture. We reverse.

Accredited, through its agent Clear-water Bonding Agency, posted a surety bond in the amount of $2500 for a defendant who subsequently failed to appear for pretrial conference. The trial court issued a capias and ordered the clerk of court to forfeit the…