NRS 697.330 – Bail agent or bail solicitor required to return premium if defendant surrendered to custody before required time.
If a bail agent or bail solicitor, without good cause, surrenders a defendant to custody before the time specified in the undertaking of bail or the bail bond for the appearance of the defendant, or before any other occasion where the presence of the defendant in court is lawfully required, the premium is returnable in […]
NRS 697.340 – Prohibited acts; persons who may not be bail agents, bail enforcement agents or bail solicitors.
1. A bail agent, general agent or bail solicitor shall not: (a) Suggest or advise the employment of or name for employment any particular attorney to represent his or her principal. (b) Solicit business in or about any place where prisoners are confined or in or about any court. (c) Pay a fee or rebate […]
NRS 697.350 – Justification of suretyship by bail agent.
A bail agent shall justify the suretyship of the bail agent by attaching a copy of the power of attorney issued to the bail agent by the surety insurer to each bond. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1916; A 1971, 1958; 1979, 1402; 1997, 3392)
NRS 697.360 – Applicability of other provisions.
Licensed bail agents, bail solicitors and bail enforcement agents, and general agents are also subject to the following provisions of this Code, to the extent reasonably applicable: 1. Chapter 679A of NRS. 2. Chapter 679B of NRS. 3. NRS 683A.261. 4. NRS 683A.301. 5. NRS 683A.311. 6. NRS 683A.331. 7. NRS 683A.341. 8. NRS 683A.361. […]
NRS 697.370 – Penalties.
1. The Commissioner may inform the appropriate district attorney of any violation of any provision of this chapter. 2. In addition to any other penalty provided in this chapter any person violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1917)
NRS 697.310 – Bail transaction: Prohibited charges.
Except to the extent permitted by paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection 1 and subsection 2 of NRS 697.300, a licensee shall not make any charge for the services of the licensee in a bail transaction in addition to the premium or the charge for a bail bond at the rates filed in accordance with […]
NRS 697.320 – Bail transaction: Collateral; limitations on transfer of collateral; fiduciary capacity; requirements for receiving title to real property as collateral; return of excess collateral; written receipt for collateral upon acceptance.
1. A bail agent may accept collateral security in connection with a bail transaction if the collateral security is reasonable in relation to the face amount of the bond. The bail agent shall not transfer the collateral to any person other than a bail agent licensed pursuant to this chapter or a surety insurer holding […]
NRS 697.325 – Bail agent or bail enforcement agent required to notify local law enforcement agency when defendant apprehended and before forcible entrance of inhabited dwelling; penalty.
1. After apprehending a defendant in this state, a bail agent or bail enforcement agent shall immediately or without undue delay notify in person or by telephone the local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the defendant was apprehended of: (a) The identity of the defendant; (b) The identity of the bail agent […]
NRS 697.250 – Bail agent and bail solicitor: Termination of appointment.
1. An insurer may terminate an appointment at any time. The insurer shall promptly give written notice of termination and the effective date thereof to the Commissioner, on forms furnished by the Commissioner, and to the bail agent if reasonably possible. The Commissioner may require of the insurer reasonable proof that the insurer has also […]
NRS 697.260 – Bail solicitors: Prohibition on concurrent employment with bail agents; responsibility of bail agent for bail solicitors within scope of employment; office; custody of license.
1. A bail solicitor shall not concurrently be employed or licensed as to more than one bail agent. 2. The bail agent is responsible for the acts or omissions of the bail solicitors within the scope of his or her employment. 3. The bail solicitor shall maintain his or her office with that of the […]