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1. Applicable Statutes.A. ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND (ACM) 10-101 et seq. and Subtitle 3. Bail Bondsmen, 10-301 et seq. (Insurance licensing requirements for bondsmen.)
B. CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS (COMAR) 31.03.05 et seq. (Regulates the way bondsmen conduct their business, record keeping requirements, etc.) C. MARYLAND RULES – CRIMINAL CAUSES, RULE 4-217. (MARYLAND RULES are promulgated by the Maryland Court of Appeals pursuant to the Maryland Constitution, Article IV, Sec. 18. Such RULES have the force of law. RULE 4-217 treats with surrender of defendants, forfeitures, forfeiture defenses, etc.) 2. Licensing Requirements for Agents. In Maryland, each bail bondsmen must obtain a certificate of qualification to act as a property and casualty insurance agent, and obtain an appointment from an insurer licensed to conduct the business of surety in Maryland. The bail bondsman as a licensed insurance agent is subject to the entire Insurance article in the ACM. Bail bondsmen who pledge property instead of surety are under the jurisdiction of the District Court of Maryland, and are defined by COMAR as “property bondsmen”. A. An individual must obtain a license before providing bail bond services in Maryland. The license is identical to a certificate of qualification [ACM 1-304(a)(b)]. B. An applicant must meet the requirements for acting as a property and casualty agent or broker [ACM 1-305]. C. Qualifications of Individual Applicants [ACM 10-104].
1) Qualifications of a partnership or corporation [ACM 10-106]. To qualify, a partnership or corporation primarily must be engaged in bail insurance. D. The Application Process [ACM 10-112]. An applicant must
E. Continuing Education Requirements [ACM 10-116]. The Commissioner shall require continuing education for agents to renew the certificate of qualification, but may not require them to receive more than 16 hours of continuing education per renewal period for those who have had a certificate for less than 25 consecutive years, or not more than 8 hours for those having the certificate for 25 or more consecutive years. The agents shall obtain continuing education germane to the kind of insurance for which they have received a certificate of qualification. An insurer may not prohibit one of its agents from obtaining continuing education credits from any course approved by the commissioner. F. The regulatory body is the Maryland Insurance Administration. (For property bondsmen, the regulatory body is the District Court of Maryland.) 3. Notice of Forfeiture. [RULE 4-217 (B)(3)(i)(1)]. If the defendant fails to appear as required, the court shall order forfeiture of the bail bond and issuance of a warrant for the defendant’s arrest. The clerk shall promptly notify any surety on the defendant’s bond and the State’s Attorney, of the forfeiture of the bond and the issuance of the warrant. 4. Allotted Time Between Forfeiture Declaration and Payment Due Date [RULE 4-217 (B)(3)(i)(3)(4)(A)(B)(C)].
5. Forfeiture Defenses [RULE 4-217 (B)(3)(i)(2)(A)(B)(C)(6).
6. Remission [RULE 4-217 (B)(3)(i)(5)(6)(B)].
7. Bail Agent’s Arrest Authority [RULE 4-217 (B)(3)(h)(1)(2)(i)(3) and RULE 722 (h)]
8. Other Noteworthy Provisions. None 9. Noteworthy State Appellate Decisions [To be added] 10. Bounty Hunter Provisions. [To be added] |