Legal Opinion
Rockwood Insurance Co. v. City of Baton Rouge
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 28, 1982No. 14946PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LEAR, Judge.
Appellant, Rockwood Insurance Company, is a commercial surety company providing bail bonds. Appellant sought declaratory relief in the trial court, challenging the *717constitutional validity of LSA-R.S. 15:84, which regulates the forfeiture of bail bonds in city, parish and juvenile courts. Appellant contended that this statutory provision, which does not require that notice of a criminal defendant’s reassigned appearance date be given to the surety, and allows forfeiture in the absence of such notice, is violative of their procedural due process rights and is therefore…
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