Letitia James filed a ānotice of exception to the sufficiency of the suretyā seeking more information about Knight Specialty Insurance Company
Donald TrumpāsĀ $175m bondĀ in hisĀ New YorkĀ civil fraud case has been thrown into doubt by New York Attorney GeneralĀ Letitia JamesĀ after she filed a notice asking for evidence that the out-of-state firm that underwrote it really has the money to pay up.
Ms Jamesās office submitted a ānotice of exception to the sufficiency of the suretyā on Thursday asking for further proof that California-basedĀ Knight Specialty Insurance CompanyĀ (KSIC) has the capital to proceed on theĀ former presidentās behalf.
KSIC is not regulated by New York state, which means that it is not authorised to issue surety bonds in the Empire State and therefore cannot obtain a certificate from the New York Department of Financial Services, which is customarily part of any bond package.
I am not an expert and this is not my area.
Another article this morning (Iāll link if I can find it) said that a normal bond (construction surety etc.) follows the rules you laid out. There is specific language in NY legislation with extra requirements for court bonds.
eta: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-175-million-civil-fraud-bond-valid-new-york/
āFor court bonds, as regulated by the CPLR, the law is clear about in-state license requirement,ā said Pollock, who noted that there are surety bonds used in other industries like construction that would not be subject to that rule.