§ 17-19-206 - Duties of board and clerks.

17-19-206. Duties of board and clerks.

(a) Before issuance of a license under the provisions of this chapter, every applicant for a license shall satisfy the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board as to Arkansas residency, trustworthiness, and competence, as applicable, and shall otherwise comply with the conditions and qualifications set forth in this chapter.

(b) (1) The board may refuse to issue any license to an applicant who fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or rule or regulation of the board.

(2) The board may refuse to issue any such license to any applicant that has made a material misrepresentation in the application for such a license.

(c) Upon the approval and issuance of any license provided for under this chapter, the board shall give written notice to the sheriff and circuit clerk of each county in the state.

(d) Upon revocation or suspension of license, the board shall give written notice to that effect to the sheriff and circuit clerk in each county in the state.

(e) The board shall maintain a complete record of registrations, revocations, and suspensions, and the record shall be available to the sheriff and county clerk of each county of the state.

(f) Annually, the board shall furnish the sheriffs and circuit clerks with a list of renewal licenses.