Hot Springs Bail Bond v. State

Josephine Linker Hart, Judge.

Appellant Hot Springs Bail

Bond appeals from the decision of the circuit court upholding the forfeiture of a $500 bail bond as a result of a defendant’s failure to appear in district court on the charge of public intoxication. Appellant argues that the failure of “[t]he appropriate law enforcement agencies” to “make every reasonable effort to apprehend the defendant,” as provided in Ark. Code Ann. § 16-84-201(b) (Supp. 2003), exonerated appellant from forfeiture of the bond. We affirm.

Jose Alberto1 was arrested on the misdemeanor offense of public intoxication. See…