Bail forfeiture: motion to extend time.

Existing law permits the surety insurer, the bail agent, the surety, or the depositor to file a motion, based upon good cause, for an order to extend the 180-day period following forfeiture of the undertaking of bail or the money or property deposited as bail, as specified. Existing law permits the court, upon a hearing and showing of good cause, to order the period extended to a time not exceeding 180 days from its order. Existing law requires the moving party to give the prosecuting agency a written notice of at least 10 court days before the hearing as a condition precedent to granting the motion. This bill would change the period of time to require the moving party to give the prosecuting agency a written notice of at least 12 court days before the hearing as a condition precedent to granting the motion.