California Insurance Code 1805 – The commissioner may decline to issue a bail license until he is …
The commissioner may decline to issue a bail license until he is satisfied that:
(a) The applicant is of good business reputation and of good general reputation.
Terms Used In California Insurance Code 1805
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Insurance Code 19
- Resident: means residing in this State, "nonresident" means not residing in this State. See California Insurance Code 30
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Insurance Code 28
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(b) That the applicant has never been refused a license or had a license revoked by any public authority for reasons which indicated lack of honesty or integrity, or which show improper business practice on the part of the applicant.
(c) That the applicant has an understanding of the obligations and duties of bail.
(d) That the applicant has not participated in or been connected with any business transaction which, in the opinion of the commissioner tends to show unfitness to act in a fiduciary capacity or to maintain the standards of fairness and honesty required of a trustee or other fiduciary.
(e) That the applicant has not willfully misstated any material fact in his application or procured a misstatement in the supporting documents thereof.
(f) That there is no outstanding judgment against the applicant of conviction of a misdemeanor or felony denounced by this code, or one of the elements of which involves a misappropriation of money or property.
(g) That the applicant has not committed an act forbidden by this code.
(h) That the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold the license applied for.
(i) The applicant has been a continuous resident of the State of California for at least two years.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 228.)