SB 1013 Summary

• Creates the "Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act" establishing licensure requirements for bail enforcers through the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), effective July 1, 2014.

• Requires bail enforcers to be licensed, with separate unarmed and armed license categories; imposes felony penalties up to 3 years imprisonment and $10,000 fines for unlicensed bail enforcement activities.

• Establishes minimum qualifications including U.S. citizenship, age 21+, high school diploma/GED, good moral character, psychological evaluation, liability insurance ($10,000 minimum), and prohibits persons with felony convictions or disqualifying offenses.

• Prohibits excessive or unreasonable force, restricts forced entry into dwellings to specific conditions (first-hand knowledge of defendant's presence), and requires conspicuous "Bail Enforcer" identification on clothing and badges; mandates training on force continuum and weapons use.

• Allows licensed bail enforcers and bail bondsmen to contract for defendant recovery; amends existing bail bondsman statutes to permit licensed bail enforcers to execute recoveries and surrender defendants; creates CLEET Bail Enforcement Revolving Fund for administration and licensing fees.