(1) The bail or bail bond premium shall be returned in full if a bail bond producer without good cause surrenders a defendant to custody before: (a) the time specified in the undertaking of bail or the bail bond for the appearance of the defendant; or (b) any other occasion where the presence of the defendant in court is lawfully required.
(a) the time specified in the undertaking of bail or the bail bond for the appearance of the defendant; or
(b) any other occasion where the presence of the defendant in court is lawfully required.
(2) As used in this section, "good cause" includes: (a) the defendant providing materially false information on the application for bail or a bail bond; (b) the court's increasing the amount of bail beyond sound underwriting criteria employed by: (i) the bail bond producer; or (ii) the bail bond agency; (c) a material and detrimental change in the collateral posted by: (i) the defendant; or (ii) a person acting on the defendant's behalf; (d) the defendant changing the defendant's address or telephone number without giving reasonable notice to: (i) the bail bond producer; or (ii) the bail bond agency; (e) the defendant commits another crime, other than a minor traffic violation, as defined by department rule, while on bail; (f) failure by the defendant to appear in court at the appointed time; or (g) a finding of guilt against the defendant by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(a) the defendant providing materially false information on the application for bail or a bail bond;
(b) the court's increasing the amount of bail beyond sound underwriting criteria employed by: (i) the bail bond producer; or (ii) the bail bond agency;
(i) the bail bond producer; or
(ii) the bail bond agency;
(c) a material and detrimental change in the collateral posted by: (i) the defendant; or (ii) a person acting on the defendant's behalf;
(i) the defendant; or
(ii) a person acting on the defendant's behalf;
(d) the defendant changing the defendant's address or telephone number without giving reasonable notice to: (i) the bail bond producer; or (ii) the bail bond agency;
(i) the bail bond producer; or
(ii) the bail bond agency;
(e) the defendant commits another crime, other than a minor traffic violation, as defined by department rule, while on bail;
(f) failure by the defendant to appear in court at the appointed time; or
(g) a finding of guilt against the defendant by a court of competent jurisdiction.
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