Every insurer shall annually, prior to May first, furnish the director a list of all surety bondsperson appointed by it to write bail bonds on its behalf accompanied by a renewal fee of ten dollars for each bondsperson being reappointed. Every such insurer who subsequently appoints a surety bondsperson in the state shall give notice to the director along with a written application for license for bondspersons accompanied by a ten dollar appointment fee. All such appointments are subject to the issuance of a license to such surety bondsperson.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-22-8

  • 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.
  • State: when used in context signifying a jurisdiction other than the State of South Dakota, a state, the District of Columbia, a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States of America, or a province of the Dominion of Canada. See South Dakota Codified Laws 58-1-2
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 31, § 19; SL 1998, ch 296, § 6.

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