Arkansas Code Title 16. Practice, Procedure, and Courts § 16-84-101. Definitions

(1) “Admission to bail” means an order from a competent court or magistrate that the defendant be discharged from actual custody on bail and fixing the amount of the bail;

(2) “Direct supervision” means the person is in the physical presence of and acting pursuant to instructions from an Arkansas-licensed bail bond agent;

(3) “Professional bail bondsman” means an individual licensed as a professional bail bondsman by the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board pursuant to § 17-19-201 et seq.;

(4) “Professional bail bond company” means a person holding a professional bail bond company license issued by the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board pursuant to § 17-19-201 et seq.;

(5) “Surety” means the person who becomes the surety for the appearance of the defendant in court; and