§ 17-6-52. Soliciting Business or Loitering Around Jails or Courts to Solicit Business; Giving of Advice by Law Enforcement Officers as to Services of Professional Bondsmen
Professional bondsmen, their agents, or employees shall not solicit business as bondsmen or loiter about or around jails, places where prisoners are confined, or the courts for the purpose of engaging in or soliciting business as such bondsmen. No state or municipal law enforcement officer or keeper or employee of a penal institution may suggest […]
§ 17-6-30. Fees of Sureties
Sureties on criminal bonds in any court shall not charge or receive more than 15 percent of the face amount of the bond set, which amount includes the principal and all applicable surcharges, as compensation from defendants or from anyone acting for defendants; provided, however, that a surety may charge and receive a minimum of […]
§ 17-6-31. Surrender of Principal by Surety; Forfeiture of Bond; Death of Principal
When the court is not in session, a surety on a bond may surrender the surety’s principal to the sheriff or to the responsible law enforcement officer of the jurisdiction in which the case is pending in order to be released from liability. When the court is in session, a surety on a bond may […]