9.1-185.4 - Limitations on licensure. - Virginia Statutes

§ 9.1-185.4. Limitations on licensure.

A. In order to be licensed as a bail bondsman a person shall (i) be 18 yearsof age or older, (ii) have received a high school diploma or GED, and (iii)have successfully completed the bail bondsman exam required by the Board orsuccessfully completed prior to July 1, 2005, a surety bail bondsman examrequired by the State Corporation Commission under former § 38.2-1865.7.

B. The following persons are not eligible for licensure as bail bondsmen andmay not be employed nor serve as the agent of a bail bondsman:

1. Persons who have been convicted of a felony within the Commonwealth, anyother state, or the United States, who have not been pardoned, or whose civilrights have not been restored;

2. Employees of a local or regional jail;

3. Employees of a sheriff's office;

4. Employees of a state or local police department;

5. Persons appointed as conservators of the peace pursuant to Article 4.1 (§9.1-150.1 et seq.) of this chapter;

6. Employees of an office of an attorney for the Commonwealth;

7. Employees of the Department of Corrections, Department of Criminal JusticeServices, or a local pretrial or community-based probation services agency;and

8. Spouses of or any persons residing in the same household as personsreferred to in subdivisions 2 through 7 who are sworn officers or whoseresponsibilities involve direct access to records of inmates.

C. The exclusions in subsection B shall not be construed to limit the abilityof a licensed bail bondsman to employ or contract with a licensed bailenforcement agent authorized to do business in the Commonwealth.

(2004, c. 460; 2007, c. 133; 2008, c. 438.)