Section 15-13-206 – Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board – Alabama Bail Bond Board Fund.
Section 15-13-206 Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board – Alabama Bail Bond Board Fund. (a) There is created in the State Treasury for the use of the Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board a fund to be known as the Alabama Bail Bond Board Fund. (b) All application, apprentice, and license fees, penalties, fines, late fees, and […]
Section 15-13-207 – Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board – Rulemaking Authority; Canons of Ethics and Professional Standards; Personnel.
Section 15-13-207 Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board – Rulemaking authority; canons of ethics and professional standards; personnel. (a) The board may adopt rules necessary to implement this article and accomplish its objectives subject to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (b) The board may adopt and establish canons of ethics and minimum acceptable professional standards of […]
Section 15-13-208 – Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board – Meetings; Quorum.
Section 15-13-208 Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board – Meetings; quorum. (a) The board shall establish regular and special meetings for the purpose of transacting its business as provided by rules adopted by the board. Notice of board meetings shall comply with the Alabama Open Meetings Act. (b) A majority of the board shall constitute a […]
Section 15-13-209 – Licensing Violations.
Section 15-13-209 Licensing violations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, it shall be unlawful for any individual to act as a professional bondsman or recovery agent, or transact business as either, without first obtaining a license from the board, but a professional surety bondsman shall obtain a license from the Department of Insurance […]
Section 15-13-210 – Application for Licensure.
Section 15-13-210 Application for licensure. (a) An application and all information on an application for licensure pursuant to this article shall be treated as confidential and shall be filed with the board on forms prescribed by the board. The application shall include all of the following information of the applicant: (1) His or her full […]
Section 15-13-211 – Licensure Requirements.
Section 15-13-211 Licensure requirements. Each individual applicant shall meet all of the following criteria, demonstrating that he or she: (1) Is at least 21 years of age. (2) Has not been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease unless a court of competent jurisdiction has subsequently declared […]
Section 15-13-212 – Denial of Licensure; Application for Reconsideration; Issuance and Display of License.
Section 15-13-212 Denial of licensure; application for reconsideration; issuance and display of license. (a)(1) If an application for a license is denied, the board shall notify the applicant in writing and specify the grounds for denial. If the grounds are subject to correction by the applicant, the notice shall so state and specify a reasonable […]
Section 15-13-213 – Identification Card.
Section 15-13-213 Identification card. (a) The board shall issue to every bondsman licensee an identification card, which shall be issued in credit card size, be permanently laminated, and contain the following information of the licensee: (1) Name. (2) Photograph. (3) Bondsman’s license number. (4) Expiration date of license. (b) The identification card shall be carried […]
Section 15-13-164 – Misrepresentation as Surety.
Section 15-13-164 Misrepresentation as surety. Any person who becomes surety on any bail for a defendant in this state and receives something of value or charges a fee therefor, and who is not authorized as a professional surety or bail company under this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, […]
Section 15-13-214 – Civil Penalty for False Statements to Board.
Section 15-13-214 Civil penalty for false statements to board. Making a false statement to the board shall be punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and assessment of the maximum application fee as provided in Section 15-13-217. (Act 2019-409, §15; Act 2021-499, §1.)