26.1-26.6-07. Surrender of defendant prior to breach

26.1-26.6-07. Surrender of defendant prior to breach At any time before there has been a breach of the undertaking in any type of bail provided herein, the surety or bail bond agent may surrender the defendant, or the defendant may surrender, to the official to whose custody the defendant would have been given had the defendant been committed. The defendant may be surrendered without the return of premium for the bond if the defendant has been guilty of nonpayment of premium, changing address without notifying the bail bond agent, self-concealment, or leaving the jurisdiction of the court without the permission of the bail bond agent, or of violating the defendant's contract with the bail bond agent in any way that does harm to the bail bond agent, or the surety, or violates the obligation to the court. For the purpose of surrendering the defendant, the surety may arrest the defendant before the forfeiture of the undertaking, or by written authority endorsed on a certified copy of the undertaking, may empower any peace officer to make arrest, first paying the lawful fees therefor.