Bail bonding is basically a money lending enterprise, and I am unfamiliar with what state laws, licenses or rquirements may be to engage in it. Simplest thing would be to contact the office of the Secretary of State and inquire.
It may depend on the state you wish to operate in. You would have to contact the state agency that licenses and controls that particular business and ask.
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In order to become a bail bondsman you need to receive your bail bondsman license and take certain exams and need to be approved by the insurance department to be a recognized bail bondsman.
Bail bondsman are regulated by each state. In most states the minimum age to become a licensed bail bondsman is 18.
Only residents of Indiana can be legally licensed as a bail bondsman.
eHow.com has a good article on the steps to take to become a Bail Bondsman. Here is a link to the page: http://www.ehow.com/how_1000708_become-bail-bondsman.html
my bail go revoked and I hit the bail bondsman's car in the process
Yes, a bail bondsman can travel to other states to apprehend fugitives. The courts, in fact, expect a bail bondsman to do exactly that when necessary.
You can find a bail bondsman very easily. Look in your local yellow pages or superpages.com under bail bonds. You will find numerous names to select from. www.bailbond.com has a national directory.
Only residents of Indiana may become licensed commercial bail bond agents.
No. When posting bail (bond) you pay a bondsman an amount negotiated usually 10% of the total bail amount. Example $50,000 bail, you pay the bondsman $5,000 then put up co-lateral worth $50,000 and the bondsman is the one to pay the State/Court the balance. If the person on bail forfeits (skips out) on the bail then the collateral becomes property of the bondsman. The original $5,000 is how the bondsman earns his living.
The term 'bondsman' means someone who acts in a capacity to guarantee the funding for a person's bail within a court of law. This makes the bondsman summarily become responsible for the person's debts.
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