Section 110 – Bail enforcement agent as agency — Surety bond — Workers’ compensation.

• (1) An applicant for licensure as a bail enforcement agent who will operate a bail bond recovery agency shall provide the following information as part of the application:
  • (a) the full name and business address of the applicant;
  • (b) two passport-size color photographs of the applicant;
  • (c) the name under which the applicant intends to conduct the business;
  • (d) a statement that the applicant intends to engage in the bail bond recovery business;
  • (e) a notarized statement of the applicant’s qualifications as required by Sections 53-11-108 and 53-11-109;
  • (f) the fee required by Section 53-11-115;
  • (g) a certificate of workers’ compensation insurance, if applicable; and
  • (h) proof of completion of a training program approved by the board.

• (2) An applicant for licensure, or renewal of licensure, as a bail enforcement agent shall include with the application a surety bond:
  • (a) in the amount of $10,000;
  • (b) that is in effect throughout the entire licensing period; and
  • (c) that provides that the issuer of the surety bond will notify the bureau if the bond is cancelled or expired.

• (3) The license for a bail enforcement agent shall indicate on its face if the holder is licensed to act as a bail bond recovery agency.

• (4) The bureau shall:
  • (a) cancel a license if the bureau receives notice that the surety bond described in Subsection (2) is cancelled or expired;
  • (b) notify a licensee when the bureau cancels a license under Subsection (4)(a); and
  • (c) reinstate a license that has been cancelled under Subsection (4)(a), and has not otherwise been revoked, when the person whose license was cancelled:
    • (i) files a surety bond described in Subsection (2) that is in effect for the remainder of the licensing period; and
    • (ii) pays the licensing fee described in Section 53-11-115.

Amended by Chapter 170, 2015 General Session