If the defendant has no attorney and the bond shows no address, notification should be sent to whom?

• A. The Clerk Of Court
• B. The Defendant'S Employer
• C. The Local Bar Association
• D. One Of The Sureties On The Bond

Answer: (D)

When there’s no attorney and no address for the defendant, the notice should go to the person who posted the bond—the sureties. The bond creates a liability for the sureties to ensure the defendant’s appearance in court (and to surrender if needed). Since there’s no attorney to accept service and no address to mail the defendant, the sureties are the appropriate and legally responsibilities-bearing recipients of notifications about the bond and the defendant’s status. The Clerk of Court keeps records, and the employer or local bar association isn’t the party responsible for these notices in this situation.