(1)  An applicant for licensure as a bail enforcement agent who will operate a bail bond recovery agency shall provide the following information as part of the application:

Terms Used In Utah Code 53-11-110

  • Applicant: means a person who has submitted to the department a completed application and all required application and processing fees. See Utah Code 53-11-102
  • 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.
  • Bail enforcement agent: means an individual licensed under this chapter as a bail enforcement agent to enforce the terms and conditions of a defendant's release on bail in a civil or criminal proceeding, to apprehend a defendant or surrender a defendant to custody, or both, as is appropriate, and who:
(a) is appointed by a bail bond surety; and
(b) receives or is promised money or other things of value for this service. See Utah Code 53-11-102
  • Board: means the Bail Bond Recovery Licensure Board created under Section 53-11-104. See Utah Code 53-11-102
  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201 within the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 53-11-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
    • (a)  the full name and business address of the applicant;

    (b)  two passport-size color photographs of the applicant;

    (c)  the name under which the applicant intends to conduct the business;

    (d)  a statement that the applicant intends to engage in the bail bond recovery business;

    (e)  a notarized statement of the applicant’s qualifications as required by Sections 53-11-108 and 53-11-109;

    (f)  the fee required by Section 53-11-115;

    (g)  a certificate of workers’ compensation insurance, if applicable; and

    (h)  proof of completion of a training program approved by the board.

    (2)  An applicant for licensure, or renewal of licensure, as a bail enforcement agent shall include with the application a surety bond:

    (a)  in the amount of $10,000;

    (b)  that is in effect throughout the entire licensing period; and

    (c)  that provides that the issuer of the surety bond will notify the bureau if the bond is cancelled or expired.

    (3)  The license for a bail enforcement agent shall indicate on its face if the holder is licensed to act as a bail bond recovery agency.

    (4)  The bureau shall:

    (a)  cancel a license if the bureau receives notice that the surety bond described in Subsection (2) is cancelled or expired;

    (b)  notify a licensee when the bureau cancels a license under Subsection (4)(a); and

    (c)  reinstate a license that has been cancelled under Subsection (4)(a), and has not otherwise been revoked, when the person whose license was cancelled:

    (i)  files a surety bond described in Subsection (2) that is in effect for the remainder of the licensing period; and

    (ii)  pays the licensing fee described in Section 53-11-115.

    Amended by Chapter 170, 2015 General Session

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