3905.87 Registration of agent with court clerks; list of court-registered surety bail bond agents. - Ohio Statutes

3905.87 Registration of agent with court clerks; list of court-registered surety bail bond agents.

(A) A surety bail bond agent shall not file a bond in any court of this state unless

the agent is licensed and appointed under sections 3905.83 to 3905.95 of the Revised Code and has registered with the clerk of that court pursuant to division (B) of this section, if registration is required by the court.

(B) To register with a court, a surety bail bond agent shall file, with the clerk of the court, a copy of the agent’s surety bail bond license, a copy of the agent’s driver’s license or state identification card, and a certified copy of the surety bail bond agent’s appointment by power of attorney from each insurer that the surety bail bond agent represents. An agent shall renew the agent’s registration biennially by the first day of August of each odd-numbered year.

(C) The clerk of the court shall make available a list of court-registered surety bail bond agents to the appropriate holding facility, jail, correction facility, or other similar entity within the court’s jurisdiction annually not later than the first day of September. If an agent registers with a court after the last day of August, the court shall add that agent to the list and make the updated list available to the appropriate holding facility, jail, correction facility, or other similar entity within the court’s jurisdiction within twenty-four hours of the court’s approval of that registration.

Amended by 128th General Assembly File No. 18, HB 300, § 1, eff. 5/26/2010.

Effective Date: 10-09-2001

See 128th General Assembly File No. 18, HB 300, §6.

See 128th General Assembly File No. 18, HB 300, §3.