In Re: Cumberland Bail Bonding

Case Number
M2017-02172-SC-R11-CD

We granted this appeal to determine whether a trial court may suspend a bonding company for violating a local rule of court requiring an agent of the bonding company to be present at court appearances of defendants for whom the bonding company serves as surety. We conclude that the local rule does not conflict with state statutes and is not arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable, and that the trial court did not err by suspending the bonding company for violating the local rule. Accordingly, the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals is reversed, and the judgment of the trial court is reinstated. 

Authoring Judge
Justice Cornelia A. Clark
Originating Judge
Judge Larry B. Stanley, Jr.
Case Name
In Re: Cumberland Bail Bonding
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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