1. (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:

   1. (a) the time specified in the undertaking of bail or the bail bond for the appearance of the defendant; or
   2. (b) any other occasion where the presence of the defendant in court is lawfully required.

2. (2) As used in this section, "good cause" includes:

   1. (a) the defendant providing materially false information on the application for bail or a bail bond;

   2. (b) the court's increasing the amount of bail beyond sound underwriting criteria employed by:

      1. (i) the bail bond producer; or
      2. (ii) the bail bond agency;

   3. (c) a material and detrimental change in the collateral posted by:

      1. (i) the defendant; or
      2. (ii) a person acting on the defendant's behalf;

   4. (d) the defendant changing the defendant's address or telephone number without giving reasonable notice to:

      1. (i) the bail bond producer; or
      2. (ii) the bail bond agency;
   5. (e) the defendant commits another crime, other than a minor traffic violation, as defined by department rule, while on bail;
   6. (f) failure by the defendant to appear in court at the appointed time; or
   7. (g) a finding of guilt against the defendant by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Amended by Chapter 234, 2016 General Session