§ 58-71-71. Examination; educational requirements; penalties.
§ 58‑71‑71. Examination; educational requirements; penalties.
(a) In order to beeligible to take the examination required to be licensed as a runner or bailbondsman under G.S. 58‑71‑70, each person shall complete at least12 hours of education in subjects pertinent to the duties and responsibilitiesof a runner or bail bondsman, including all laws and regulations related tobeing a runner or bail bondsman.
(b) Each year everylicensee shall complete at least three hours of continuing education in subjectsrelated to the duties and responsibilities of a runner or bail bondsman beforerenewal of the license. This continuing education shall not include a writtenor oral examination. A person who receives his first license on or afterJanuary 1 of any year does not have to comply with this subsection until theperiod between his first and second license renewals.
(c) Any person licensedas a runner or bail bondsman before January 1, 1994, is not subject to theprelicensing education requirement of this section, but is subject to thecontinuing education requirement of this section. A licensed runner or bailbondsman who is 65 years of age or older and who has been licensed as a runneror bail bondsman for 15 years or more is exempt from both the prelicensing educationand continuing education requirements of this section.
(d) Educational coursesoffered under this section must be approved by the Commissioner before they maybe offered. Before approving a course, the Commissioner must be satisfied thatit will enhance the professional competence and professional responsibility ofbail bondsmen and runners. No person shall offer, sponsor, or conduct anycourse under this section unless the Commissioner has authorized that person todo so.
(e) The license of anyperson who fails to comply with the continuing education requirements underthis section shall lapse. The Commissioner may, for good cause shown, grantextensions of time to licensees to comply with these requirements. Any licenseewho, after obtaining an extension under this subsection, offers evidencesatisfactory to the Commissioner that the licensee has satisfactorily completedthe required continuing professional education courses is in compliance withthis section.
(f) The Commissionermay adopt rules for the effective administration of this section. (1993, c. 409, s. 22; 1993(Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 678, s. 32; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 726, s. 9; 1998‑211,ss. 25, 26, 28; 2004‑124, s. 21.3.)