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AR HB1812
Bill
Status
4/22/2015
Primary Sponsor
Nate Bell
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AI Summary
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Replaces certified mail notification with an email-based forfeiture notification system for alerting sureties, licensed bail bond agents, and the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board when defendants fail to appear
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Maintains the 120-day period for defendant surrender or apprehension beginning from when notice is sent through the notification system, regardless of whether the surety receives it
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Requires sureties and licensed bail bond agents to keep current email addresses on file in any Arkansas court where they write bonds
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Makes forfeiture notification system training a condition of licensing for bail bond professionals under Arkansas Code Title 17, Chapter 19
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Allows district courts to suspend a bail bond company's or agent's ability to issue bonds if they fail to comply with court orders or fail to pay forfeited bonds
Legislative Description
Providing For The Creation Of A Bail Bond Forfeiture Notification System; Concerning The Forfeiture Of A Bail Bond When A Defendant Fails To Appear In Court; And Concerning The Regulation Of The Bail Bond Industry.
Last Action
Died in House at Sine Die adjournment.
4/22/2015