State v. American Bankers Insurance

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by exonerating after the surety had no timely notice
• explaining that \may\ is construed as permissive \unless legislative intent demands another construction\
• explaining that \may\ is construed as permissive \unless legislative intent demands another construction\
• stating that \may\ is permissive unless the legislative intent indicates otherwise
• noting rule that mandatory words impose a duty while permissive words grant discretion
• in statutory construction endeavor, construing \may\ as permissive and \shall\ as mandatory, absent contrary legislative intent

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