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ID S1119
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Section 19-2911, Idaho Code to modify conditions for defendant release upon posting bail bonds, cash bonds, or property bonds.
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Requires surety companies to charge and collect the full bail bond premium before or at the time of posting the bail bond, with the bail agent attaching a written affidavit confirming full premium collection before the defendant is released from custody.
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Permits defendants to obtain premium financing to pay bail bond premiums, provided that bail agents and surety companies cannot have financial affiliations with, be indemnified by, or receive compensation from premium financiers.
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Authorizes courts to suspend a bail agent's authority to execute bail bonds if the agent knowingly executes a bail bond and releases a defendant from custody without first collecting the full premium.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to the Idaho Bail Act to provide conditions and requirements relating to the release of a defendant upon the posting of a bail bond and to provide a circumstance in which the court shall suspend certain authority of a bail agent.
BAIL ACT
Last Action
to Jud
2/18/2011