Big Louie Bail Bonds, LLC v. State

BELL, C.J. (Retired).

The issue in these ten consolidated cases is whether a bondsman’s bond liability should be discharged when a defendant who has been deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“I.C.E.”) fails to appear in court for trial. The Circuit Court for Baltimore County, based on the information contained in the defendants’ Initial Appearance documents, determined that the posted bail bond is properly forfeited when the bail bondsmen knows, or should know, that a defendant is subject to deportation and, as a result, the defendant is deported and fails to appear for trial.

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