State v. Kerrison

PER CURIAM.*

The issue in this case is whether a surety’s bond may be forfeited under La.R.S. 15:85 when an officer charged with the detention of a defendant refused to accept a surety’s surrender of that defendant.

*1348The surety involved in the instant matter, Accredited Surety and Casualty (Accredited), posted an appearance bond for $2000 after the defendant was arrested for a second offense DWI. When Accredited learned that the defendant had left the jurisdiction of the court, Accredited attempted to surrender the defendant to the officer charged with his detention at the East Baton Rouge jail…