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Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(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.
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 31A. Insurance Code § 31A-35-702. Early surrender without cause - last updated May 05, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-31a-insurance-code/ut-code-sect-31a-35-702/
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