A. A judgment decreeing the forfeiture of a bail undertaking shall not be rendered if it is proven, at or prior to the hearing on a rule to show cause, that the defendant, principal on the bail undertaking, failed to appear in court because of any of the following: (1) The defendant was serving in the armed forces of the United States. (2) The defendant was a member of the Louisiana National Guard called to duty pursuant to R.S. 29:7. (3) The defendant was prevented from appearing due to a state of emergency declared by the governor. B. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the calling of the defendant to duty pursuant to R.S. 29:7 prevented the defendant, principal on the bail undertaking, from attending court.
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