§ 31A-35-202 — Board responsibilities.

(1) The board shall:
(1)(a) meet:
(1)(a)(i) at least quarterly; and
(1)(a)(ii) at the call of the chair;
(1)(b) make written recommendations to the commissioner for rules governing the following aspects of the bail bond insurance business:
(1)(b)(i) qualifications, applications, and fees for obtaining:
(1)(b)(i)(A) a license required by this Section 31A-35-401; or
(1)(b)(i)(B) a certificate;
(1)(b)(ii) limits on the aggregate amounts of bail bonds;
(1)(b)(iii) unprofessional conduct;
(1)(b)(iv) procedures for hearing and resolving allegations of unprofessional conduct; and
(1)(b)(v) sanctions for unprofessional conduct;
(1)(c) screen:
(1)(c)(i) bail bond agency license applications; and
(1)(c)(ii) persons applying for a bail bond agency license; and
(1)(d) recommend to the commissioner action regarding the granting, suspending, revoking, and reinstating of bail bond agency license.
(2) Nothing in Subsection (1)(d) precludes the commissioner from suspending a license under Section 31A-35-504.
(3) The board may:
(3)(a) conduct investigations of allegations of unprofessional conduct on the part of persons or bail bond agencies involved in the business of bail bond insurance; and
(3)(b) provide the results of the investigations described in Subsection (3)(a) to the commissioner with recommendations for:
(3)(b)(i) action; and
(3)(b)(ii) any appropriate sanctions.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 120, 2024 General Session