ACCREDITED SUR. & CAS. CO. v. PUTNAM CTY.

No. 89-2015.

561 So.2d 1243 (1990)

ACCREDITED SURETY & CASUALTY CO., Appellant, v. PUTNAM COUNTY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

May 17, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin R. Monahan, Palatka, for appellant.

Ronald E. Clark, Palatka, for appellee.


COBB, Judge.

The issue on this appeal is whether the trial court properly forfeited a defendant's appearance bond where no advance notice was given to the bondsman to produce the defendant. The applicable statutory provision is section 903.26(1)(b), Florida Statutes (1989), which specifically states that a bail bond shall not be forfeited unless:

The clerk of the court gave the surety at least 72 hours notice, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays...

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