Can a defendant's bail be forfeited if they fail to appear at a hearing?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ranger Ins. Co., 6 Cal.App.4th 1301, 8 Cal.Rptr.2d 464 (Cal. App. 1992):
The purpose of bail is to ensure the defendant's appearance at hearings which are set. (People v. Surety Ins. Co. (1978) 77 Cal.App.3d 533, 537, 143 Cal.Rptr. 661.) If a hearing is not set, a defendant cannot fail to appear for purposes of bond forfeiture.
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