§ 17-19-203 - Character references. - Arkansas Statutes

17-19-203. Character references.

Each applicant for a professional bail bondsman license shall:

(1) File with the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board written statements from at least three (3) persons who know his or her character;

(2) (A) Be required to apply to the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police for a state and nationwide criminal records check to be conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(B) The criminal records check shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints.

(C) The applicant shall sign a release of information to the board and shall be responsible to the Department of Arkansas State Police for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal records check.

(D) Upon completion of the criminal records check, the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall forward all information obtained concerning the applicant to the board.

(E) At the conclusion of the criminal background check required by this subdivision (2), the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall promptly destroy the fingerprint card of the applicant; and

(3) Such other proof as the board may require that he or she is competent, trustworthy, financially responsible, and of good personal and business reputation and has not been convicted of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude.