§ 13-3969 — Bail bond agent lists; prohibition; rotation; acceptance of bonds

A. The sheriff or keeper of a county or city jail shall provide to a person charged with a bailable offense in his custody a list containing the names and telephone numbers of those persons authorized to post bail bonds in the county. Persons authorized to post bail bonds in the county may be listed under their own name or a trade name if the trade name is registered with the secretary of state. The list shall be updated monthly. Each month the clerk of the court shall transmit the list electronically to county and city jails and shall rotate the order of the names and telephone numbers on the list.

B. The sheriff or keeper of a county or city jail shall not recommend any bail bond agent, private person or private company to a person charged with a bailable offense in the sheriff's or keeper's custody.

C. The sheriff or keeper of a county or city jail in the county or city in which criminal charges are filed or in which the person charged is jailed shall accept the bond from any person.

D. The sheriff or keeper of a county or city jail shall accept the secured appearance bond from an employee of a bail bond agent if the employee has proper bail agency identification.

E. If bail is authorized by the court, the sheriff or keeper of a county or city jail shall directly accept secured appearance bonds, money orders, cashier's checks or cash for the release of persons in the custody of the sheriff or keeper. The sheriff or keeper of a county or city jail shall be open to accept secured appearance bonds, money orders, cashier's checks or cash twenty-four hours a day, every day, including holidays.