§ 17-19-212. Licenses
Each applicant for an initial bail bondsman license who satisfactorily completes the examination and meets the other qualifications and requirements prescribed by law, including the completion of a minimum of eight (8) hours of education in subjects pertaining to the authority and responsibilities of a bail bondsman and a review of the laws and rules […]
§ 17-19-301. Premiums
(a) With the exception of other provisions of this section, the premium or compensation for giving bond or depositing money or property as bail on any bond shall be ten percent (10%), except that the amount may be rounded up to the nearest five-dollar amount. (b) The minimum compensation for giving bond or depositing money […]
§ 17-19-302. Collateral — Receipt required
When a licensee accepts collateral, he or she shall give a prenumbered written receipt for it, and this receipt shall give in detail a full account of the collateral received. The licensee may perfect his or her lien on the collateral by any procedure available under the Uniform Commercial Code, § 4-1-101 et seq., or […]
§ 17-19-303. Bail bonds — Numbers — Report
(a) Bail bonds shall be written on numbered forms. (b) The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall assign numbers for forms to professional bail bond companies and shall prescribe the method of affixing the numbers to the forms. (c) (1) Each professional bail bond company shall file a bail bond […]
§ 17-19-305. Appearance bond
Upon issuance of the license, a professional bail bondsman shall not issue an appearance bond exceeding the monetary amount for each recognizance which is specified in and authorized by the power of attorney filed with the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board until the board receives a duly executed power of […]
§ 17-19-306. Posting of bondsmen list
(a) (1) The chief law enforcement officers of any facilities having individuals or prisoners in their custody shall post in plain view in the facility housing those individuals or prisoners a list of registered bonding companies. (2) The list shall be prepared by the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board and […]
§ 17-19-202. Applications. [Effective until May 1, 2021.]
(a) Every applicant for a professional bail bondsman license or a professional bail bond company license shall apply on forms furnished by the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board. (b) The application of a professional bail bondsman shall be accompanied by a duly executed power of attorney issued by the professional […]
§ 17-19-401. Requirements
(a) Each person licensed as a professional bail bondsman shall annually complete not less than six (6) hours of continuing education in subjects relating to the authority and responsibilities of a bail bondsman as a condition of renewing his or her license. (b) The continuing education shall not include written or oral examinations.
§ 17-19-202. Applications. [Effective May 1, 2021.]
(a) Every applicant for a professional bail bondsman license or a professional bail bond company license shall apply on forms furnished by the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board. (b) The application of a professional bail bondsman shall be accompanied by a duly executed power of attorney issued by the professional […]
§ 17-19-402. Establishment of program — Schedule of fees
(a) (1) The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board on an annual basis shall solicit proposals from education providers. (2) Upon review of the proposals, the board shall designate an entity or entities to establish an educational program for professional bail bondsmen that will enable bail bondsmen to meet the prelicense […]