Section 15-13-80 Failure of defendant to appear; forfeiture of money deposited in lieu of bail. (a) The essence of all undertakings of bail, whether upon a warrant, writ of arrest, suspension of judgment, appeal or in any other case, is the appearance of the defendant at court; and the undertaking is forfeited by the failure […]
Section 15-13-81 Conditional judgment – Entry; notice to defendant; execution and return of notice; alias notices. (a) When an undertaking of bail is forfeited by the failure of the defendant to appear as required, except when money is deposited instead of bail, a conditional judgment must be entered by the court in favor of the […]
Section 15-13-82 Conditional judgment – When set aside or made absolute; when excuses for default heard. (a) If the defendants appear and show sufficient cause for their default on bail, to be determined by the court, the conditional judgment must be set aside; but, if the excuse is not sufficient or if they fail to […]
