HB347 Alabama 2013 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Professional Surety Companies and Professional Bail Companies, authority to act as revoked upon commission of specified acts, professional bail companies required to notify presiding judge of arrest of certain persons affiliated with the company, Sec. 15-13-163 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, authority to act as a professional surety company or a professional bail company may be revoked or withheld by a court for violations of the laws governing professional bail companies</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would authorize the revocation of authority to act as a professional surety company or a professional bail company if specified acts are committed</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would require a professional bail company to notify the presiding judge and the district attorney’s office in the counties where the professional bail company is certified, in writing, if any person, including an employee, agent, or other person with a financial interest in the professional bail company is arrested for a felony or certain other criminal offenses</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 15-13-163, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the examination of sureties and documents, to authorize the revocation of authority to act as a professional surety company or a professional bail company if specified acts are committed; and to require a professional bail company to notify the presiding judge and the district attorney’s office in the counties where the professional bail company is certified, in writing, if any person, including an employee, agent, or other person with a financial interest in the professional bail company is arrested for a felony or certain other criminal offenses within a specified timeframe. </p>

Subjects

Crimes and Offenses