Tennessee Code Title 40. Criminal Procedure § 40-11-317

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In addition to any other qualifications required by law, a person seeking to become a professional bondsman shall file an application for licensure with the board of professional bondsmen. In addition, the applicant shall submit to a criminal history background check by the Tennessee bureau of investigation as provided for under § 38-6-109 and is responsible for any fees associated with the criminal history background check. The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall submit the results of the criminal background check to the clerks of all courts in which the professional bondsman is qualified and to the board.

(b) Any applicant for approval as a bonding company owner shall have had two (2) years' experience writing bail in this state as a full-time qualified agent for a Tennessee professional bonding company in good standing.

(c)(1) If a court finds that a bondsman has individually or as a corporation owner been discharged in a bankruptcy proceeding leaving unsatisfied outstanding forfeitures with any court, then the court may order that the bondsman be prohibited from executing bonds, bail, or other undertakings as surety in the court, and must notify the board of professional bondsmen of the finding.

(2) If the board is notified that a bondsman has individually or as a corporation owner been discharged in a bankruptcy proceeding leaving unsatisfied outstanding forfeitures with any court, then the board may suspend or revoke the bondsman's license to practice bail bonding in this state.

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