- § 17-6-50 - Persons Deemed Professional Bondsmen; Criminal Background Investigation Information to Be Provided to Clerk of Court
(a) Bondsmen or persons who hold themselves out as signers or sureties of bonds for compensation are declared to be professional bondsmen.(b) A professional...
- § 17-6-50.1 - Continuing Education Programs for Professional Bondsmen; Fee; Annual Requirement; Certificate of Completion
(a) The Georgia Association of Professional Bondsmen shall approve continuing education programs offered by professional associations, educational institutions, government agencies, and others as deemed...
- § 17-6-51 - Suggesting Employment of Attorneys During Negotiations Regarding Signing of Bond or Any Time Subsequent Thereto
Professional bondsmen, their agents, or representatives shall not suggest or advise the employment of or name for employment any attorney or attorneys to represent...
- § 17-6-52 - Soliciting Business or Loitering Around Jails or Courts to Solicit Business; Giving of Advice by Law Enforcement Officers As to Services of Professional Bondsmen
Professional bondsmen, their agents, or employees shall not solicit business as bondsmen or loiter about or around jails, places where prisoners are confined, or...
- § 17-6-53 - Giving Advice or Directions to Defendants Who are Principals in Bonds Regarding Defense or Disposition of Cases
Professional bondsmen, their agents, or employees shall not advise defendants who are principals in bonds signed by them or give any directions in the...
- § 17-6-54 - No Further Compensation After Becoming Surety; When Sum Received to Be Returned to Defendant; Right to Surrender Defendant and to Keep Sum Paid When Defendant Forfeits
(a) No professional bondsman or his or her agents or employees who receive compensation for becoming the surety on a criminal bond shall thereafter...
- § 17-6-55 - Penalty for Violation of Part
Any person who violates any Code section in this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
- § 17-6-56 - Bail Recovery Agents; Requirements; Registration
(a) As used in this Code section and Code Sections 17-6-57 and 17-6-58, the term "bail recovery agent" means any person who performs services...
- § 17-6-56.1 - Continuing Education Programs for Bail Recovery Agents; Fee; Annual Requirement; Certificate of Completion
(a) The Georgia Association of Professional Bondsmen shall approve continuing education programs offered by professional associations, educational institutions, government agencies, and others as deemed...
- § 17-6-57 - Bail Recovery Agents; Notification to Local Police; Out-Of-state Agents; Identification Card
(a) Any bail recovery agent who enters any local police jurisdiction in pursuit of and for the purpose of apprehending the principal on a...
- § 17-6-58 - Penalty for Violation; Liability
(a) Any bail recovery agent who fails to register with the local sheriff or who is otherwise unqualified to act as a bail recovery...
Last modified: October 14, 2016