As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Bail bond or appearance bond” means a bond for a specified monetary amount which is executed by the defendant and a qualified licensee under this chapter and which is issued to a court, magistrate, or authorized officer as security for the subsequent court appearance […]
(a) Any person who is found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (b) Any person who falsely represents to the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board that any person has met the education or continuing education requirements […]
The venue for any criminal or civil proceeding filed for any violation of this chapter shall be in the county wherein the violation occurred.
This chapter shall not affect the negotiation through a licensed broker or agent for, nor the execution or delivery of, an undertaking of bail executed by an insurer for its insured under a policy of automobile insurance or of liability insurance upon the automobile of the insured.
No professional bail bondsman or professional bail bond company, nor court, nor law enforcement officer, nor any individual working on behalf of a professional bail bondsman or professional bail bond company, shall: (1) Require as a condition of his or her executing a bail bond that the principal agree to engage the services of a […]
(a) This section may be cited as the “Arkansas Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Act”. (b) (1) There is hereby created the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board. (2) (A) The board shall be composed of eight (8) members to be appointed by the Governor for terms […]
Any licensed professional bail bondsman who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older and who has been licensed as a bail bondsman for fifteen (15) years or more shall be exempt from both the education and continuing education requirements of § 17-19-212 and § 17-19-401 et seq.
The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall adopt such reasonable rules as it shall deem necessary to assure the effective and efficient administration of §§ 17-19-107 and 17-19-212 and § 17-19-401 et seq.
(a) All business cards, signs, telephone ads, newspaper ads, or any other type of advertising by professional bail bond companies shall display the company name prominently to assure that the identity of the company doing the advertising is readily apparent. (b) Any such advertising by or on behalf of individual professional bail bondsmen shall prominently […]
(a) A licensed bail bond agent shall be permitted to write a bail bond in any county if: (1) The agent has a current license with a current licensed professional bail bond company; and (2) The agent and the agent’s company are in good standing with the courts in the jurisdiction where the bond is […]
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, and notwithstanding any other provisions of Arkansas law to the contrary, a professional bail bond company, county sheriff, keeper of a jail, or other person authorized to take bond under § 16-84-102 is hereby required to charge, collect, and remit the following fees into […]
(a) (1) There shall be an initial one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) limit on active unpaid bond forfeiture judgments for each bail bonding company. (2) Under this section, the amount of unpaid forfeiture or forfeitures shall be determined using the face value of an unpaid forfeited bond. (b) When the Professional Bail Bond Company and […]
