State of Arizona v. International Fidelity Insurance Co. and Regulator Bail Bonds

OPINION

ESPINOSA, Judge:

¶ 1 International Fidelity Insurance Company (Surety), the surety for Regulator Bail Bonds (Regulator), appeals from the trial court’s judgment and order forfeiting $95,000 of a $100,000 appearance bond posted on behalf of defendant Augustin Rivera. Surety argues the court abused its discretion in calculating the $5,000 exoneration and by failing to consider the efforts of the recovery agent and indemnitors as well as other relevant factors. It further contends the court abused its discretion by admitting into evidence certain state billing records. For the following…