HB410 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Shane Stringer Representative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Bail Bonds; Bail Reform Act of 1993 and Bail Bond Regulatory Act amended; certain undeposited fees forgiven; penalties for crime of bail jumping increased; to provide further for conditional forfeitures, out-of-state bondsmen and sureties, limitations on property owners as sureties; to provide further for the definition of an employee of a professional bail bond company or professional surety company, for the licensing and duties of apprentices; to increase the membership of the Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board; provide for a late fee for renewals; and to require applicants for licensing to be residents of this state for at least one year

Description

Under existing law, the Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, through the Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993, and the Alabama Bail Bond Regulatory Act, is responsible for regulating professional bail bond companies and professional surety companies operating in this state.

This bill would provide for the dismissal of certain fees that have not been deposited or collected within a certain time frame.

This bill would increase the penalties for the crime of bail jumping.

This bill would provide further for conditional forfeitures and for the requirements of out-of-state bondsmen and sureties.

This bill would provide further for the limitations on property owners to act as sureties.

This bill would provide further for the definition of an employee of a professional bail bond company or professional surety company and for the licensing and duties of apprentices.

This bill would increase the membership of the Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, would provide for a late fee for certain license renewals, and would require applicants for licensing to prove residency in HB410 INTRODUCED this state for at least one year before licensing.

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Subjects

Criminal Procedure