Effective – 01 Jan 2005 374.695. Citation of law. — Sections 374.695 to 374.789 may be known and shall be cited as the “Professional Bail Bondsman and Surety Recovery Agent Licensure Act”. ——– (L. 2004 S.B. 1122) Effective 1-01-05
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 374.700. Definitions. — As used in sections 374.695 to 374.789, the following terms shall mean: (1) “Bail bond agent”, a surety agent or an agent of a property bail bondsman who is duly licensed pursuant to the provisions of sections 374.695 to 374.789, is employed by and is working under […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 374.702. License required, restrictions on practice. — 1. No person shall engage in the bail bond business as a bail bond agent or a general bail bond agent without being licensed as provided in sections 374.695 to 374.775. 2. No judge, attorney, court official, law enforcement officer, state, […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 374.705. Department, powers and duties — fees, how determined. — 1. The department shall administer and enforce the provisions of sections 374.695 to 374.789, prescribe the duties of its officers and employees with respect to sections 374.695 to 374.789, and promulgate, pursuant to section 374.045 and chapter 536, such rules […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 374.710. License required for bail bond agents, application, qualifications — exceptions. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 374.695 to 374.775, no person or other entity shall practice as a bail bond agent or general bail bond agent, as defined in section 374.700, in Missouri unless and until the […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories 374.715. Application, form, qualifications, fee — monetary assignment required, amount, effective when. — 1. Applications for examination and licensure as a bail bond agent or general bail bond agent shall be in writing and on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, and shall contain such information as […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 374.716. Accounting required, when — records submitted to director — bail contract provided to principal. — 1. Every bail bond agent shall account for each power of attorney assigned by the general bail bond agent on a weekly basis and remit all sums collected and owed to the general bail […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 374.717. Prohibited acts. — No insurer or licensee, court, or law enforcement officer shall: (1) Pay a fee or rebate or give or promise anything of value in order to secure a settlement, compromise, remission, or reduction of the amount of any bail bond to: (a) A jailer, police officer, […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 374.719. Collateral security accepted, when — receipt required — used to reimburse costs, when — records to be retained. — 1. A licensee may accept collateral security from the principal in a fiduciary capacity, which collateral shall be returned upon final termination of liability on the bond. When a licensee […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1993 374.720. Examination, form, content — reexamination fee. — 1. Each applicant for licensure as a general bail bond agent, after complying with this section and the provisions of section 374.715, shall be issued a license by the department unless grounds exist under section 374.755 for denial of a license. 2. […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 374.730. License, biannual renewal, fee. — All licenses issued to bail bond agents and general bail bond agents under the provisions of sections 374.700 to 374.775 shall be renewed biennially, which renewal shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the department and shall be accompanied by the renewal […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 374.740. Nonresident license requirements. — Any person applying to be licensed as a nonresident general bail bond agent who has been licensed in another state shall devote fifty percent of his or her working time in the state of Missouri and shall file proof with the director of the department […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1983 374.750. Refusal to issue or renew license — applicant’s right to hearing. — The department may refuse to issue or renew any license required pursuant to sections 374.700 to 374.775 for any one or any combination of causes stated in section 374.755. The department shall notify the applicant in writing […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 374.755. Complaint by department, procedure — grounds — disciplinary action — alternate procedure — additional remedy. — 1. The department may cause a complaint to be filed with the administrative hearing commission as provided by chapter 621 against any holder of any license required by sections 374.695 to 374.775 or […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories 374.757. Notification by agent of intention to apprehend — local law enforcement may accompany agent — violations, penalties. — 1. Any agent licensed by sections 374.695 to 374.775 who intends to apprehend any person in this state shall inform law enforcement authorities in the city or county in […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 374.759. Access to court records, when — defendant access to bail bond agent, how — agents qualified in all jurisdictions in the state. — 1. Any bail bond agent licensed in the state of Missouri shall have access to all publicly available court records of the defendant by available means […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1983 374.760. Unsatisfied judgments, affidavit filed monthly, form — content. — Each general bail bond agent shall file, between the first and tenth day of each month, sworn affidavits with the department stating that there are no unsatisfied judgments against him. Such affidavits shall be in the form and manner prescribed […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 374.763. Collection from surety after forfeiture — list of qualified bail bond agents to be furnished monthly to circuit courts. — 1. If any final judgment ordering forfeiture of a defendant’s bond is not paid within a six-month period of time, the court shall extend the judgment date or notify […]
Effective – 01 Jan 2005 374.764. Alleged violations and complaints, procedure. — 1. The director shall examine and inquire into all alleged violations or complaints filed with the department of commerce and insurance of the bail bond law of the state, and inquire into and investigate the bail bond business transacted in the state by […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1983 374.770. Bond forfeiture, when — exception, defendant incarcerated in United States, procedure — surety’s duties — violation of bond, rights and obligations of bondsman. — 1. If there is a breach of the contract of the bond, the court in which the case is pending shall declare a bond forfeiture, […]
