811.9 Forfeiture of appearance bond and conditions to set aside. Sections 811.6 through 811.8 shall not apply in a case where a simple misdemeanor is charged upon a uniform citation and complaint and where the defendant has submitted anunsecured appearance bond or has submitted bail in the form of cash, check, credit card asprovided in section 805.14, or guaranteed arrest bond certificate as defined in section 321.1.When a defendant fails to appear as required in such cases, the court, or the clerk of thedistrict court, shall enter a judgment of forfeiture of the bond or bail. The judgment shall befinal upon entry and shall not be set aside unless the conviction is for a scheduled violationunder chapter 321 that was set aside under the procedures established in section 321.200A,or upon a showing of good cause after the filing of a motion within ninety days of entry of thejudgment, for mistake, inadvertence, surprise, excusable neglect, or unavoidable casualty. [C79, 81, §811.9]99 Acts, ch 144, §14; 2009 Acts, ch 124, §3; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §65; 2010 Acts, ch 1130, §2 Sat Dec 23 12:34:43 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 811.9 (23, 0)
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