ID S1188

Requires surety insurance companies, bail agents, and persons posting property bonds or cash deposits to provide a certificate of surrender to the sheriff when surrendering a defendant, applicable both before and after bail forfeiture.

Mandates filing of the certificate of surrender with the court within five (5) business days of defendant surrender, with a copy delivered to the state attorney, upon which the court shall order bail exonerated.

Permits defendants to surrender themselves to the sheriff at any time before bail forfeiture, with the sheriff accepting and incarcerating the defendant in lieu of the original bail.

Adds new circumstance for bail exoneration requiring either defendant appearance before court within 180 days of forfeiture order or surrender by bail agent/surety within 180 days with filed certificate of surrender.

Allows courts to condition bail exoneration on payment by the bail poster of transportation costs incurred by state or local authorities, not to exceed the bail amount posted.