Qualifications for license

Applicants for license as bail bondsman or solicitor pursuant to the provisions of the Bail Bondsmen Licensing Law shall: A. be an individual not less than eighteen years of age; B. be a high school graduate or have passed a high school equivalency examination; C. not be a law enforcement, adjudication, jail, court or prosecution official or an employee thereof or an attorney, official authorized to admit to bail or state or county officer; D. if for license as bondsman, pass a written examination testing the applicant's knowledge and competence to engage in the bail bondsman business; E. be of good personal and business reputation; F. if to act as a property bondsman, be financially responsible and provide the surety bond or deposit in lieu thereof as required in accordance with Section 59A-51-8 NMSA 1978; G. if to act as a limited surety agent, be appointed by an authorized surety insurer; and H. if for license as a solicitor, have been so appointed by a licensed bail bondsman subject to issuance of the solicitor license. History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 931; 1999, ch. 272, § 25; 1999, ch. 289, § 38; 2005, ch. 259, § 2; 2014, ch. 21, § 2; 2021, ch. 70, § 5.