§ 9.1-185.13. Documentation and recordkeeping standards and requirements
A. The bail bondsman shall retain, for a minimum of the three calendar years from the date of the termination of the liability: 1. Copies of all written representations made to any court or to any public official for the purpose of avoiding a forfeiture of bail, setting aside a forfeiture, or causing a defendant […]
§ 9.1-185.14. Reporting standards and requirements
A. Each licensed bail bondsman shall report within 10 calendar days to the Department any change in his residence, name, business name or business address, and ensure that the Department has the names and all fictitious names of all companies under which he carries out his bail bonding business. B. Each licensed bail bondsman arrested […]
§ 9.1-185.15. Recovery of bailees; methods of capture; standards and requirements; limitations
A. During the recovery of a bailee, a bail bondsman shall have a copy of the relevant recognizance for the bailee. In the event a bail bondsman is recovering the bailee of another bondsman, he shall also have written authorization from the bailee’s bondsman, obtained prior to effecting the capture. The Department shall develop the […]
§ 9.1-185.1. Inapplicability of this article
This article shall not apply to a person who does not receive profit or consideration for his services. 2004, c. 460.
§ 9.1-185.2. Powers of the Criminal Justice Services Board relating to bail bondsmen
The Board shall have full regulatory authority and oversight of property and surety bail bondsmen. The Board shall adopt regulations that are necessary to ensure respectable, responsible, safe and effective bail bonding within the Commonwealth. The Board’s regulations shall include but not be limited to regulations that (i) establish the qualifications of applicants for licensure […]
§ 9.1-185.3. Powers of Department of Criminal Justice Services relating to bail bondsmen
A. In addition to the powers otherwise conferred upon it by law, the Department may (i) charge each applicant for licensure a nonrefundable fee as established by the Board to cover the costs of processing an application for licensure, enforcement of the regulations, and other costs associated with the maintenance of the program of regulation; […]
§ 9.1-185.4. Limitations on licensure
A. In order to be licensed as a bail bondsman a person shall (i) be 18 years of age or older, (ii) have received a high school diploma or passed a high school equivalency examination approved by the Board of Education, and (iii) have successfully completed the bail bondsman exam required by the Board or […]
§ 9.1-185.5. Bail bondsman licensure requirements
A. An applicant for a bail bondsman license shall apply for such license in a form and manner prescribed by the Board, and containing any information the Board requires. B. Prior to the issuance of any bail bondsman license, each bondsman applicant shall: 1. File with the Department an application for such license on the […]
§ 9.1-185. Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Agent” means a person who is a licensed bail bondsman who has been given power of attorney to act on the behalf of a licensed property bail bondsman. “Bail bondsman” means any person who is licensed by the Department who engages in the […]