Legal Opinion
Accredited Surety & Casualty Co. v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided January 30, 1991No. 72A04-8903-CV-00083PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Presiding Judge.
Accredited Surety Casualty Co., defendant-appellant, wrote a bail bond for criminal defendant, Larry Adams. When Adams failed to appear as ordered, the judge of the Scott Circuit Court ordered forfeiture of the bail bond. Accredited appeals, raising two issues. We only address issue I because it is dispositive.
I. Whether the trial court erred by not following the prescribed procedures for bond forfeiture set out in Ind.Code 27-10-2-8 and Ind.Code 27-10-2-12 and by entering an order forfeiting the bond.
We reverse because IC 27-10-2-12 requires notice to both the…
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