People v. Ranger Insurance

Opinion

JOHNSON, J.

A surety appeals from an order denying its motion to vacate a bail forfeiture and to exonerate a bond. The surety separately appeals from a summary judgment entered against it on the forfeited bond. The surety argues the court lost jurisdiction to declare the bond forfeited because it failed to do so on the defendant’s initial nonappearance. The record reflects the trial court had a rational basis for believing there may have been an excuse for the defendant’s failure to appear sufficient to warrant continuing the case until the next day without declaring a forfeiture of the…