The undersigned, Defendant and/or Indemnitor(s) do hereby represent that the statement made herein, as an inducement to FIRST ARKANSAS BAIL BONDS, INC. (hereinafter referred to as “Company”) to execute the bond herein, are true and the undersigned parties do hereby agree as follows:
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To pay the Company the below mentioned sum as premium for said bond in advance or upon demand.
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To indemnify the Company against all liability, loss, damages, attorney fees and expenses whatsoever, including, but not limited to all costs the Company may sustain or incur in making such bond, prosecuting or defending any action brought in connection therewith, enforcing any of the agreements herein, enforcing any collateral or indemnify agreement, foreclosing on any mortgage or deed of trust, locating Defendant and producing Defendant in Court. If upon failure of the Defendant and/or Indemnitor(s) to comply with any of the terms or conditions of this agreement and should it be necessary for the Company to refer this agreement to an Attorney for collection, the Defendant and/or Indemnitor(s) agree to pay a reasonable attorney fees for such collection process.
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The Company shall have the absolute right to cancel said bond and/or to procure its release from said bond, for the release of the Indemnitor(s), and to do any and all things permitted by law for the release of the Company. The Company and its agents shall be held harmless and is released from any damages which might be sustained by the undersigned by reason of such cancellation, surrender and release of the undersigned. It is understood that the Company is acting in good faith in canceling this undertaking and surrendering or causing the surrender of the Defendant whenever the Defendant or Indemnitor(s) neglect, fail or refuse to comply with any of the conditions or agreements embodied herein, or embodied in any collateral pledge agreement incidental to this agreement, not withstanding same is made prior, during or subsequent to the agreement herein, in the event the Company has the right to cancel this bond at any time without cause, and with or without notice to the Defendant and/or Indemnitor(s).
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This obligation shall be for the benefit of any person or agency who may join with the Company or its assigns in this undertaking or assumption of part or all thereof.
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It is specifically understood that this agreement shall bind the undersigned Defendant and his indemnitor(s) their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns both jointly and severally.
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Defendant is to remain within the jurisdiction and venue of the Court during the undertaking of this Agreement by the Company, unless otherwise authorized and permitted by the Court, to appear in Court promptly at the time designated wherever required by the court, or requested by the Company and the Defendant and/or Indemnitor(s) shall keep the Company advised of any fact or matter endangering risk to the Company, including, but not limited to Defendant’s change of address, change of employment, or subsequent arrest.
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In the event the Defendant does not appear when the case is first set for trial and a conditional forfeiture is taken against the Licensee/Company, the Indemnitor(s) agree to pay unto the Company the amount of the bond and such money shall be held in escrow by the Company until such time as the Indemnitor(s) return the Defendant to the Court and by the time the final forfeiture is taken against the Company, the Company shall use the money held in escrow to pay any charges or expenses incurred by or assessed against the Company.
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It is understood by the Defendant and/or Indemnitor(s) hereto that the bond premium is fully earned upon execution of the bond, and also that in the event a bond is written on Defendant and he/she has a hold placed on them from other jurisdictions prior to their release from jail including Immigration, the bond premium will not be refunded if in fact the Defendant was not released from custody from a pre-existing hold.
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This bond shall continue in force for preliminary hearings and actual trial hearings, should it become necessary to transfer the bond from one court to another for trial purposes, it is agreed that there will be no additional charge for this service. This does not include an appeal from a conviction in either circuit or district court. A separate appeal bond must be made for an appeal. This shall in no way relieve any of the Defendant and/or Indemnitor(s) from any liability under this agreement or collateral agreements hereto.
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The undersigned Defendant and/or Co-signor(s) do hereby authorize First Arkansas Bail Bonds, Inc. and its employees and agents to use any and all means to locate and apprehend the Defendant and to transport said Defendant to the proper law enforcement agency should Defendant fail to meet his obligations herein. This authorization includes, but is not limited to, the right to obtain confidential information from any and all sources available to First Arkansas Bail Bonds, Inc., its employees or agents. The undersigned Defendant and/or Co-signor(s) do hereby authorize First Arkansas Bail Bonds, Inc., and its employees and agents to use any means to locate, repossess, and sell any and all collateral upon the failure of Defendant and/or Co-Signor(s) to meet their obligation herein. The undersigned Defendant and/or Co-signor(s) do hereby agree to indemnify and hold First Arkansas Bail Bonds, Inc., its employees and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses and actions, resulting from or arising out of any effort to locate, apprehend, transport or surrender Defendant, or resulting from or arising out of any effort to locate, repossess or sell any collateral.
This bond shall be void upon dismissal of charges, or upon conviction and sentencing of Defendant.
I/We, the Defendant and/or Indemnitor(s) do hereby authorize each person, partnership, corporation, governmental body, agency, or court in possession of any and all records concerning me/us (including, but not limited to, employment history, address changes, driving records, workers’ compensation records, criminal records, credit records, bank records, telephone records, utility records, social security records and welfare records, and school records of any minor child or children of mine) to furnish said records to First Arkansas Bail Bonds, Inc. and its agents, employees or attorneys. I hereby waive any rights to privacy of the information to First Arkansas Bail Bonds, Inc. I also understand that any information may be disclosed of part 2 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulation governing confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records and that recipients of this information shall also be released to First Arkansas Bail Bonds, Inc. with my consent.