53-11-111 - Licensure -- Bail recovery agent -- Requirements and limitations.
53-11-111. Licensure -- Bail recovery agent -- Requirements and limitations.
(1) (a) In addition to the requirements in Sections 53-11-108 and 53-11-113, an applicantfor licensure as a bail recovery agent shall meet all of the requirements under Section 53-11-109,but instead of the experience requirement under Subsection 53-11-109(1)(a), a bail recovery agentapplicant shall have a minimum of 1,000 hours of experience consisting of either actual bailrecovery work, or work as a law enforcement officer for a federal, state, or local governmentalagency.
(b) The applicant shall substantiate the experience claimed under Subsection (1) asqualifying experience and shall provide:
(i) the exact details as to the character and nature of the experience on a form prescribedby the department; and
(ii) certification by the applicant's employers, which is subject to independent verificationby the board.
(c) If an applicant is unable to supply written certification of experience from anemployer in whole or in part, an applicant may offer written certification from persons other thanan employer covering the same subject matter for consideration by the board.
(d) The burden of proving completion of the required experience is on the applicant.
(2) An applicant for license renewal shall have completed not less than eight hours ofcontinuing classroom instruction.
(3) A bail recovery agent may work as a licensee under this chapter only as an employeeof or as an independent contractor with a bail bond agency. A bail recovery agent may not:
(a) advertise his services;
(b) provide services as a licensee under this chapter directly for members of the public; or
(c) employ or hire as independent contractors bail enforcement agents, bail recoveryagents, or bail recovery apprentices.
Enacted by Chapter 257, 1998 General Session