CCRP 349 - Forfeiture procedure - Louisiana Statutes

Art. 349. Forfeiture procedure

A. A bond that secures the appearance of a person before a court in the state of Louisiana shall be forfeited and collected as provided by law.

B. The court shall immediately issue a warrant for the arrest of the person failing to appear and order a judgment decreeing the forfeiture of the bond and against the defendant and his sureties in solido for the full amount of the bond.

C. A bail agent who represents the surety as an insurance agent shall not be solidarily liable for the forfeiture of a bond against the defendant and his sureties. In the event that a bail agent who represents the surety as an insurance agent is held solidarily liable, then that bail agent may request to be released from the judgment, and the release of the bail agent shall have no effect on the judgment decreeing the forfeiture of the bond against the defendant and his sureties.

Acts 2010, No. 710, §2; Acts 2010, No. 914, §1.