§ 12-13-21 - Registration of sureties. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 12-13-21

   § 12-13-21  Registration of sureties.– No person proposing to become bail or surety in a felony case for hire orreward, either received or to be received, shall be accepted unless he or shehas been approved and registered as a professional bondsperson by the presidingjustice of the superior court or his or her designee. This approval andregistration may be revoked at any time by the court or justice, and shall berevoked in case the bondsperson fails for one hundred eighty (180) days afterthe issuance of process under § 12-13-16 to satisfy in full therecognizance to which he or she is bound, or the amount of the originalrecognizance as determined in the discretion of the court, in accordance with§ 12-13-10. All professional bondspersons shall be governed by rules whichshall be established from time to time by the superior court.