Opinion ID: 2638256
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Are the Bail Bond Guidelines of the Fourth Judicial District Invalid?

Text: The ADJ adopted the Bail Bond Guidelines after receiving input from representatives of the bail bond industry, including Appellant's counsel. At the hearing, Appellant's counsel did not argue that the Guidelines were invalid. He stated that he did not contemplate the circumstances in this case, where one bail bond agent leaves a bail bond agency and is employed by another. He therefore argued that the Guidelines should be changed insofar as they apply to this type of situation. The ADJ included in her decision an offer to consider any needed changes. The last paragraph stated: During the hearing, it was suggested that the guidelines should be modified so that the bail bond company and not the individual agent be notified by the TCA of the failure to ensure that a forfeited bond is paid. If after such notification the forfeited bond is not paid, the guidelines should then require that the bail bond company be prohibited from presenting bonds, which would also apply to all its current agents. The guidelines are not set in concrete and the court is willing to consider this proposal. Counsel for Leader is invited to submit proposed changes to the guidelines for the court's consideration. (Emphasis in the original.) The record does not reflect whether Appellant's counsel has submitted any proposed changes. The Appellant asks us to rule that the Bail Bond Guidelines are invalid because they conflict with various statutes regarding bail, I.C. §§ 19-2901 et seq., with the authority of the department of insurance to regulate bail agents, I.C. §§ 41-1037 through 41-1045, and with principles of agency law. The Appellant did not raise this issue below. Because the appellant raised this issue for the first time on appeal, we will not consider it. Murray v. Spalding, 141 Idaho 99, 101, 106 P.3d 425, 427 (2005).