Title 57

NRS 697.060 “Bail solicitor” defined. “Bail solicitor” means a person employed by a bail agent to solicit bail transactions as a representative of the bail agent. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1906; A 1997, 3383)

NRS 697.070 “General agent” defined. 1. “General agent” means any individual or person appointed by an insurer to supervise or manage the bail bond business written by bail agents of such insurer. 2. A general agent shall not solicit or negotiate undertakings of bail or bail bond…

NRS 697.075 “Home state” defined. “Home state” means the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States in which a bail agent maintains his or her principal place of residence or principal place of business and is licensed to act as a bail agent. (Added to NR…

NRS 697.090 License required to act as bail agent, general agent, bail enforcement agent or bail solicitor; administrative fine; general restrictions on licensing by Commissioner. 1. A person in this state shall not act in the capacity of a bail agent, bail enforcement agent or b…

NRS 697.100 Licensing of natural persons and corporations; partnership. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no license may be issued: (a) Except in compliance with this chapter. (b) To a bail agent, bail enforcement agent or bail solicitor, unless he or she is a natu…

NRS 697.120 Exemptions. This chapter does not: 1. Prevent a producer of insurance from writing bail bonds for any insurer authorized to write surety for which he or she is an appointed agent, but he or she is subject to and governed by all laws and regulations relating to bail ag…

NRS 697.130 Forms for licensing and appointments. The Commissioner shall prescribe and furnish all forms in connection with licensing and appointments required under this chapter. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1907)

NRS 697.150 Bail agent: Qualifications. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a person is entitled to receive, renew or hold a license as a bail agent if the person: (a) Is a resident of this State and has resided in this State for not less than 1 year immediate…

NRS 697.170 Bail solicitor: Qualifications. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person is entitled to receive, renew or hold a license as a bail solicitor if the person: (a) Is a natural person not less than 18 years of age. (b) Is a resident of this state and has …

NRS 697.173 Bail enforcement agent: Qualifications. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person is entitled to receive, renew or hold a license as a bail enforcement agent if the person: (a) Is a natural person not less than 21 years of age. (b) Is a citizen of the …

NRS 697.177 Bail enforcement agent: Basic course of training; temporary license. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an applicant for a license as a bail enforcement agent must satisfactorily complete a basic course of training for bail enforcement agents that is app…

NRS 697.180 Application for license: General requirements; fees; fingerprints. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and r…

NRS 697.181 Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license; grounds for denial of license; duty of Commissioner. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and …

NRS 697.182 Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, sus…

NRS 697.183 Application for license as resident bail agent: Additional documentation. An application for a license as a bail agent, other than an application for a nonresident license as a bail agent, must be accompanied by: 1. Proof of the completion of a 6-hour course of instru…

NRS 697.184 Application for license as general agent: Additional documentation. 1. An application for a license as a general agent must be accompanied by: (a) Proof of the completion of a 6-hour course of instruction in bail bonds that is: (1) Offered by a state or national organ…

NRS 697.185 Application for license as bail solicitor: Additional documentation. An application for a license as a bail solicitor must be accompanied by: 1. Proof of the completion of a 6-hour course of instruction in bail bonds that is: (a) Offered by a state or national organiz…

NRS 697.186 Application for license as bail enforcement agent: Additional documentation. An application for a license as a bail enforcement agent must be accompanied by: 1. Proof of compliance with the requirements set forth in NRS 697.173. 2. A letter from a local law enforcemen…

NRS 697.188 Renewal of license as general agent, bail agent or bail solicitor. A person who is licensed as a general agent, bail agent or bail solicitor on October 1, 1997, is entitled to renew his or her license after that date if the person is otherwise qualified to be issued s…

NRS 697.190 Bonds required for license as bail agent, bail solicitor and general agent. 1. Each applicant for a license as a bail agent, bail solicitor or general agent must file with the application, and thereafter maintain in force while so licensed, a bond which complies with …

NRS 697.200 Examination for license as bail enforcement agent, bail solicitor or resident bail agent. 1. Any natural person who intends to apply for a license as a bail enforcement agent, bail solicitor or bail agent, other than a nonresident license as a bail agent, must persona…

NRS 697.205 Exemption from examination: Relicensing within 6 months after lapse of license. A bail agent, bail enforcement agent or bail solicitor whose license lapses is exempt from retaking the examination otherwise required under NRS 697.200 if he or she applies and is relicen…

NRS 697.210 Issuance of license; notice of refusal to issue license; fees not refundable. 1. If the Commissioner finds that the application is complete, that the applicant has passed all required examinations and is otherwise qualified for the license applied for, the Commissione…

NRS 697.215 Issuance of nonresident license as bail agent; verification of licensing status; requirement to maintain resident license in home state; termination. 1. The Commissioner shall issue a nonresident license as a bail agent to a nonresident person if: (a) The person is cu…

NRS 697.220 Contents of license. 1. A license must state the name and address of the licensee, the date of issue, general conditions relative to expiration or termination, and such other information and conditions as the Commissioner may deem proper and consistent with law. 2. Th…

NRS 697.230 Period of validity; expiration and renewal of license; fees; termination of license of general agent; exceptions. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and r…

NRS 697.240 Bail agent: Appointment. 1. Each insurer appointing a bail agent shall file with the Commissioner a written appointment and pay the applicable fee for the appointment. 2. Each appointment remains in effect until the bail agent’s license is revoked or otherwise termina…

NRS 697.250 Bail agent and bail solicitor: Termination of sponsorship. 1. An insurer may terminate a sponsorship at any time. The insurer shall promptly give written notice of termination and the effective date thereof to the Commissioner, on forms furnished by the Commissioner, …

NRS 697.260 Bail solicitors: Prohibition on concurrent employment with bail agents; responsibility of bail agent for bail solicitors within scope of employment; office; custody of license. 1. A bail solicitor shall not concurrently be employed or licensed as to more than one bail…

NRS 697.270 Bail agents: Registration with sheriff and clerk of district court required to act as attorney-in-fact for insurer; annual reregistration. A bail agent shall not act as an attorney-in-fact for an insurer on an undertaking unless the bail agent has registered in the of…

NRS 697.280 Bail agent: Place of business; display of licenses and fees charged; retention of records at place of business. 1. Every bail agent shall have and maintain in this state a place of business accessible to the public, wherein the licensee principally conducts transactio…

NRS 697.290 Bail agent: Retention period for records; examination of records by Commissioner. Every bail agent must maintain in his or her office such records of bail bonds, and such additional information as the Commissioner may reasonably require, executed or countersigned by t…

NRS 697.295 Electronic transmissions relating to bail. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, every bail agent and insurer authorized to write surety in this State and every subsidiary corporation of such an insurer shall maintain a means of receiving electronic …

NRS 697.300 Bail transaction: Collections and charges authorized. 1. A bail agent shall not, in any bail transaction or in connection therewith, directly or indirectly, charge or collect money or other valuable consideration from any person except for the following purposes: (a) …

NRS 697.310 Bail transaction: Prohibited charges. Except to the extent permitted by paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection 1 and subsection 2 of NRS 697.300, a licensee shall not make any charge for the services of the licensee in a bail transaction in addition to the premium or th…

NRS 697.320 Bail transaction: Collateral; limitations on transfer of collateral; fiduciary capacity; requirements for receiving title to real property as collateral; return of excess collateral; written receipt for collateral upon acceptance. 1. A bail agent may accept collateral…

NRS 697.325 Bail enforcement agent required to notify local law enforcement agency when defendant apprehended; restrictions on entrance of structures and use of physical force; penalty. 1. After apprehending a defendant in this state, a bail enforcement agent shall immediately or…

NRS 697.330 Bail agent required to return premium and not entitled to fees if defendant surrendered to custody before required time. If a bail agent, without good cause, causes the surrender of a defendant to custody before the time specified in the undertaking of bail or the bai…

NRS 697.340 Prohibited acts; persons who may not be bail agents, bail enforcement agents, general agents or bail solicitors. 1. A bail agent, general agent, bail enforcement agent or bail solicitor shall not: (a) Suggest or advise the employment of or name for employment any part…

NRS 697.350 Justification of suretyship by bail agent. A bail agent shall justify the suretyship of the bail agent by attaching a copy of the power of attorney issued to the bail agent by the surety insurer to each bond. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1916; A 1971, 1958; 1979, 1402; 1997…

NRS 697.360 Applicability of other provisions. Licensed bail agents, bail solicitors and bail enforcement agents, and general agents are also subject to the following provisions of this Code, to the extent reasonably applicable: 1. Chapter 679A of NRS. 2. Chapter 679B of NRS. 3. …

NRS 697.370 Penalties. 1. The Commissioner may inform the appropriate district attorney of any violation of any provision of this chapter. 2. In addition to any other penalty provided in this chapter any person violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. (…