Section 15-13-203 – Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board – Creation; Composition; Adoption and Enforcement of Rules; Compensation.
Section 15-13-203 Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board – Creation; composition; adoption and enforcement of rules; compensation. (a) The Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board is created to administer and enforce this article. The board shall consist of all of the following members: (1) Seven professional bondsmen, one from each of the seven congressional districts of the […]
Section 15-13-219 – Sunset Provisions.
Section 15-13-219 Sunset provisions. The board shall be subject to the Alabama Sunset Law, Chapter 20 of Title 41, as an enumerated agency as provided in Section 41-20-3, and shall have a termination date of October 1, 2023, and every four years thereafter, unless continued pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law. (Act 2019-409, §21.)
Section 15-13-204 – Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board – Liability.
Section 15-13-204 Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board – Liability. (a) Pursuant to Section 36-1-12, the members and employees of the board are granted immunity from civil liability and may not be liable for damages when acting in the performance of their duties under this article. (b) Board members and employees shall be defended by the […]
Section 15-13-205 – Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board – President and Vice President.
Section 15-13-205 Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board – President and vice president. At the initial meeting of the board and each time a new member is appointed to the board, the members of the board shall select from among their members a president to preside over meetings of the board, a vice president to preside […]
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 […]