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 697.330 – 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 697.250 – 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 […]
NRS 697.270 – Bail agents: Registration with sheriff and clerk of district court required to act as attorney-in-fact for insurer; annual reregistration.
A bail agent shall not act as an attorney-in-fact for an insurer on an undertaking unless the bail agent has registered in the office of the sheriff and with the clerk of the district court in which the agent resides, and the bail agent may register in the same manner in any other county. Any […]
NRS 697.280 – Bail agent: Place of business; display of licenses and fees charged; retention of records at place of business.
1. Every bail agent shall have and maintain in this state a place of business accessible to the public, wherein the licensee principally conducts transactions under his or her license. The address of the principal place of business of the licensee must appear upon the application for a license and upon the license, when issued, […]
NRS 697.290 – Bail agent: Retention period for records; examination of records by Commissioner.
Every bail agent must maintain in his or her office such records of bail bonds, and such additional information as the Commissioner may reasonably require, executed or countersigned by the bail agent to enable the public to obtain all necessary information concerning the bail bonds for at least 3 years after the liability of the […]