True Crime · California Court of Appeal
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AI illustrationA bail company claims a court can't rule on bail in a criminal case. Should it have to?
Your callCan a court rule on bail bond forfeitures in a criminal case?
TL;DR
- 1The North River Insurance Company backed a $90,000 bail for a defendant who then failed to appear in court.
- 2The court forfeited the bail and entered a judgment against the company in the same criminal case, which the company disputes.
- 3The court needs to decide if it was right to enter the judgment in the criminal case or if it should have been a separate civil case.




