Relating to the forfeiture of bail

This bill relates to the forfeiture of bail. The bill provides that where a forfeiture and judgment has been entered and the amount of the judgment has been paid to the clerk of the district court, the clerk shall hold the funds as funds of the clerk’s office for a period of 150 days from the date of judgment. The bill provides that a court may, upon application, set aside a judgment forfeiting a defendant’s bail if, within 150 days from the date of the judgment, the defendant voluntarily surrenders to the sheriff of the county; the defendant’s sureties, at their own expense, deliver the defendant or facilitate delivery of the defendant to the custody of the sheriff; or the court determines, upon consideration of all circumstances, that setting aside the judgment is warranted. Under current law, a judgment forfeiting bail shall not be set aside unless the defendant and the defendant’s sureties have paid all costs and expenses incurred.