State v. Empire American Bail Bonds, Inc.

OPINION

TOCI, Presiding Judge.

¶ 1 Empire American Bail Bonds, Inc. (“Empire”) appeals from the trial court’s order denying its request for a new form of judgment. The issue presented by this appeal is whether the state must give notice to the surety of the filing of a proposed form of judgment forfeiting the bail bond. We hold that Rule 58(a), Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure, requires such notice. The trial court erred in signing the judgment without first requiring proof of such notice. We therefore vacate the trial court’s order denying Empire’s request for a new form of judgment and remand…