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 697.290 – 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 […]
NRS 697.295 – Electronic transmissions relating to bail.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, every bail agent and insurer authorized to write surety in this State and every subsidiary corporation of such an insurer shall maintain a means of receiving electronic transmissions and shall receive electronic transmissions made pursuant to NRS 178.502, 178.508 and 178.514. 2. Before April 1, […]
NRS 697.300 – Bail transaction: Collections and charges authorized.
1. A bail agent shall not, in any bail transaction or in connection therewith, directly or indirectly, charge or collect money or other valuable consideration from any person except for the following purposes: (a) To pay the premium at the rates established by the insurer, in accordance with chapter 686B of NRS, or to pay […]
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 […]