SB1673 Summary

• Amends 59 O.S. 2011, Section 1320 to modify bail bondsman regulations and licensing requirements.

• Removes the limitation restricting bail bondsmen to writing bonds on only 10 defendants per year, allowing them to write bonds without annual defendant caps.

• Requires bail bondsmen to register their license with the sheriff and district court clerk in their county of residence, and file certified copies with other counties where they intend to write bonds, with a $10 fee per county.

• Mandates that district court clerks maintain and distribute lists of permitted bondsmen to judges and law enforcement; allows courts to set bail in counties lacking licensed bondsmen.

• Becomes effective July 1, 2012, with an emergency declaration for immediate implementation.