A. It shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed to act as a bail bondsman or whose license to act as a bail bondsman has been suspended, revoked, surrendered, or refused, to do or perform any of the acts of a bail bondsman. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine in an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). B. It shall be unlawful for any bail bondsman to assist, aid, or conspire with a person who is not licensed to act as a bail bondsman or whose license as a bail bondsman has been suspended, revoked, surrendered, or refused, to engage in any acts as a bail bondsman. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a suspended or formerly licensed bail bondsman who continues to submit monthly reports to the Insurance Department pursuant to subsection B of Section 1314 of this title or who contracts with a licensed bail enforcer pursuant to the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act to cause the apprehension and surrender of his or her defendant clients to the appropriate authority. The defendant client must have a current undertaking or bail contract with the suspended or formerly licensed bail bondsman and such undertaking or bail contract must have been made in this state by the suspended or formerly licensed bail bondsman. No acts other than those listed in this subsection shall be authorized or recognized after a bail bondsman is suspended or no longer licensed in this state. Added by Laws 2011, c. 242, § 15 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 15, eff. June 20, 2011. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 373, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Laws 2015, c. 110, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2016, c. 203, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2024, c. 327, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.
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