People v. The North River Insurance Co.
Annotate this CaseA trial court may not grant a second extension of the statutory "appearance period" (the period in which a surety may return the defendant or seek vacatur of the forfeiture) more than 180 days after it has granted a first extension. A trial court may not grant a motion to vacate the forfeiture of a bail bond on a ground not asserted and on evidence not presented to the court until after the appearance period has expired. A surety was not entitled to vacatur of the forfeiture of a bail bond on the basis of permanent or temporary "disability" under Penal Code section 1305, subdivisions (d) and (e), respectively, when the defendant charged with trafficking narcotics has voluntarily fled the country and was consequently barred from reentry under federal immigration law due to the pending charges. The court affirmed the trial court's judgment denying a surety's motion to vacate a bail bond forfeiture.
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