New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 11 - INSURANCE
Chapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Subchapter 40 - RECOUPMENT OF FUGITIVE RECOVERY EXPENSES BY SURETY COMPANIES
Section 11:1-40.2 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Defendant" means a person for whom a surety bail bond is written.

"Fugitive" means a defendant:

1. Who failed to appear in court as required by the court;

2. For whom a bench warrant for arrest has been issued; or

3. Whose bail has been forfeited or revoked.

"Fugitive fee" means the amount that may be charged to an indemnitor by a surety pursuant to this subchapter, derived from the actual reasonable expenses incurred in the investigation and apprehension of a fugitive and any filing fees and court-imposed costs related to an application for the remittance of the previously forfeited bond on that fugitive.

"Indemnitor" means a person who promises to be financially responsible to the surety resulting from a defendant's obligation to appear in court.