County of Los Angeles v. Financial Casualty & Surety, Inc.

Opinion

ASHMANN-GERST, Acting P. J.

The issue in this case is whether the trial court lost jurisdiction over a bail bond pursuant to the terms of Penal Code section 1305, subdivision (b) 1 when a bail forfeiture was declared in open court and set aside on the same day, and when the court clerk failed to mail notice of the forfeiture to the surety and bond agent. There is no cognizable exception, so the answer is yes. As a result, we conclude that the trial court erred when it denied the motion by Financial Casualty & Surety, Inc. (Financial Casualty), to vacate forfeiture and exonerate bond,…