Two Jinn, Inc. v. Idaho Department of Insurance

W. JONES, Justice.

I. Nature of the Case

A bail bond company challenges the district court’s decision affirming an order of the Director of the Idaho Department of Insurance. That order, which was based on I.C. § 41-1042, prohibits a bail bond company from contemporaneously writing a bail bond and contracting with a client to indemnify the company for the cost of apprehending a bail jumper. It also prohibits a bail bond company from later requiring a client to agree to such indemnification as a condition of the bond’s continuing validity.

II, Factual and Procedural Background

Two Jinn, Inc. (“Two…