[article 9N]



Bail agents; sureties



 



[§431:9N-101]  Definitions.  As used in
this article:



"Bail agent" means a licensed
insurance producer under article 9A who is appointed by an authorized surety
insurer, furnishes bail for compensation in any court in this State, and has
the power of attorney to execute or countersign bail bonds in connection with
judicial proceedings.  "Bail agent" shall not include a person who is
a full-time salaried officer or employee of an insurer or a person who pledges
United States currency, a United States postal money order, a cashier's check,
or other property as security for a bail bond in connection with a judicial
proceeding, whether for compensation or otherwise.



"On the board" means that the name of
a bail agent has been publicly posted or disseminated by a court as being
ineligible to write bail bonds. [L 2008, c 134, pt of §1]