ID S1056

Court must immediately enter defendant's failure to appear in minutes, order bail forfeiture, and issue a bench warrant when defendant fails to appear without sufficient excuse.

Court has discretion to set bail amount in bench warrant, require defendant to appear in court where charges are pending before release, or set no bail pending appearance before the court where charges are pending.

Clerk must mail written notice of forfeiture within 5 business days to the surety insurance company and person posting bail or their designated agent.

If court quashes bench warrant within 180 days after forfeiture order, forfeiture is set aside and person posting bail must be notified within 5 business days of the order quashing the warrant.