Opinion ID: 6494892
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Letters Sent to International Fidelity Subsequent to Entry of Judgments and Orders of Forfeiture and International Fidelity’s Motions to Set Aside

Text: Subsequent to the entry of Judgments and Orders of Forfeiture and any continuances that may have been granted to FBB or AAA to locate defendants, letters were sent by the Judiciary to International Fidelity by certified mail, return receipt requested. Each let-tei’’s subject line read, “Re: Notification of Bail Bond Forfeiture,” and stated (or used similar language): To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to Section 804-51, Hawaii Revised Statutes, judgment has been entered on [date of relevant Judgment and Order of Forfeiture] that bail of [relevant amount] be forfeited in the following matter: Case Number: [relevant case number] Case Name: [relevant case name] Name of Issuing General Agent: [Freedom Bail Bond or AAA Local Bail Bonds] Policy No.: [relevant “power number” imprinted on Power of Attorney] Our records indicate that payment is due and owing. If payment is not immediately received, appropriate legal action will be taken, including but not limited to requesting the appropriate Court to determine sufficiency of the surety and/or referring the matter to the State of Hawaii’s Department of the Attorney General to commence collection actions. If you have any questions, please contact the Cashier’s Office .... International Fidelity filed Motions to Set Aside in each case beyond thirty days from the date it received each of the Judiciary’s letters. Specifically, in each case except Fer-raris, International Fidelity’s motions were filed several hundred days—approximately one to three years—after the respective letters regarding the Judgment and Order of Forfeiture were sent.