HB 1257: Bail Bonds
GENERAL BILL by Miller
Bail Bonds; Requires that person complete specified periods of licensure before being eligible for ownership of or other pecuniary interest in bail bond agency; revises eligibility requirements for bail bond agent applicants; provides requirements for primary bail bond agents; revises restrictions on where & how bail bond agents & agencies may solicit business; provides for fine & license suspension for violations of specified licensing provisions & for fine & license revocation for second offense; provides requirements for relicensure; clarifies provisions relating to commitment of bail bond agent; provides circumstances under which, while on bond, a breach of bail bond conditions occurs; revises conditions under which forfeiture must be discharged; revises provisions relating to remission of forfeiture.
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/2/2015 House • Filed
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 105
3/8/2015 House • Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 193
4/28/2015 House • Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee
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HB 1257, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/2/2015 at 6:04 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1150 Bail Bonds Grimsley Identical Last Action: 4/1/2015 S Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 315
Location: Withdrawn from consideration
Citations - Statutes (10)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 648.285 Bond agency; ownership requirements. Page 2 (pdf), Page 8 (pdf) 648.34 Bail bond agents; qualifications. Page 2 (pdf) 648.387 Primary bail bond agents; duties. Page 3 (pdf) 648.44 Prohibitions; penalty. Page 4 (pdf) 648.45 Actions against a licensee; suspension or revocation of eligibility to hold a license. Page 9 (pdf) 903.045 Nature of criminal surety bail bonds. Page 6 (pdf) 903.22 Arrest of principal by surety before forfeiture. Page 6 (pdf) 903.26 Forfeiture of the bond; when and how directed; discharge; how and when made; effect of payment. Page 7 (pdf) 903.28 Remission of forfeiture; conditions. Page 7 (pdf) 903.36 Guaranteed arrest bond certificates as cash bail. Page 9 (pdf)