Bail forfeiture refers to an order issued by a court demanding a surety to pay the amount pledged as security, for the reason that the accused failed to fulfill the requirements contained in a bail bo [..]

Bail is retained by the court if the defendant does not appear in court. This closes the case.

Order by the court that the surety pay to the court the amount of security pledged for failure of an accused to comply with the requirements of the bond. The court in turn pays the funds to the jurisd [..]

A court order to let the court keep the bail deposit because the defendant didn’t go to court when they were supposed to.