P. v. Accredited Surety & Casualty CA3
Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc. (Accredited) posted a $75,000 bail bond for the release of Jesus Perez in People v. Jesus Perez, Tehama County Superior Court Case No. 17CR-001544. The trial court increased the amount of the bail to $165,000 after the People added two more counts and a firearm-use allegation to the complaint, and Perez was remanded to the custody of the sheriff. Accredited then executed a bail bond in the amount of $90,000 for Perez (the difference between the previously posted $75,000 bail bond and the new bail amount of $165,000), securing Perez’s release from custody. The two bonds were declared forfeited when Perez did not appear at a trial readiness conference.
Accredited appeals from the portion of the trial court’s order denying its motion to vacate forfeiture and exonerate the $90,000 bond and the subsequently entered summary judgment.
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