Case Name: SURETY, ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida and Lawrence Stuart Baum, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2005-02-23
Citations: 894 So. 2d 301
Docket Number: No. 4D04-374
Parties: SURETY, ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida and Lawrence Stuart Baum, Appellees.
Judges: KLEIN, GROSS, and MAY, JJ„ concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 894
Pages: 301–302

Head Matter:
SURETY, ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida and Lawrence Stuart Baum, Appellees.
No. 4D04-374.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Feb. 23, 2005.
Milton Hirsch of Hirsch & Markus, LLP, Miami, for appellant.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee State of Florida.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
A surety appeals an order denying its motion to set aside a bond estreature, arguing that it was not given pre-forfeiture notice. Section 903.26(l)(b), Florida Statutes (1998) requires the clerk of court to give a surety "at least 72 hours' notice" before the time of the required appearance of the defendant. Because it is undisputed that the surety in this case was not given that notice, we agree that the trial court should have granted the motion to set aside the bond estreature. Reversed.
KLEIN, GROSS, and MAY, JJ" concur.