completed by an applicant to provide information about the risk to be insured; and
(ii)
that contains information that is used by the insurer to evaluate risk and decide whether to:
(A)
insure the risk under:
(I)
the coverage as originally offered; or
(II)
a modification of the coverage as originally offered; or
(B)
decline to insure the risk; or
(b)
used by the insurer to gather information from the applicant before issuance of an annuity contract. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
Bail bond: means a bail bond insurance product for a specified monetary amount that is:
(a)
executed by a bail bond producer licensed in accordance with Section 31A-35-401; and
(b)
issued to a court, magistrate, or authorized officer to secure:
(i)
the release of a person from incarceration; and
(ii)
the appearance of the released person at court hearings the person is required to attend. See Utah Code 31A-35-102
Bail bond agency: means any sole proprietor or entity that:
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Person: includes :
(a)
an individual;
(b)
a partnership;
(c)
a corporation;
(d)
an incorporated or unincorporated association;
(e)
a joint stock company;
(f)
a trust;
(g)
a limited liability company;
(h)
a reciprocal;
(i)
a syndicate; or
(j)
another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
Premium: means the specified monetary amount used to purchase a bail bond. See Utah Code 31A-35-102
producer: means a person licensed or required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
(a)
the time specified in the undertaking of bail or the bail bond for the appearance of the defendant; or
(b)
any other occasion where the presence of the defendant in court is lawfully required.
(2)
As used in this section, “good cause” includes:
(a)
the defendant providing materially false information on the application for bail or a bail bond;
(b)
the court’s increasing the amount of bail beyond sound underwriting criteria employed by:
(i)
the bail bond producer; or
(ii)
the bail bond agency;
(c)
a material and detrimental change in the collateral posted by:
(i)
the defendant; or
(ii)
a person acting on the defendant’s behalf;
(d)
the defendant changing the defendant’s address or telephone number without giving reasonable notice to:
(i)
the bail bond producer; or
(ii)
the bail bond agency;
(e)
the defendant commits another crime, other than a minor traffic violation, as defined by department rule, while on bail;
(f)
failure by the defendant to appear in court at the appointed time; or
(g)
a finding of guilt against the defendant by a court of competent jurisdiction.
