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Chapter 5. Enforcement and Administration
IC 27-10-5-1
Bail bond enforcement and administration fund; creation; deposit
and use of funds
Sec. 1. (a) The bail bond enforcement and administration fund is
created. All fees and penalties collected by the commissioner under
this article shall be paid into the fund to be utilized for the
enforcement and administration of this article. The fund shall be
administered by the commissioner.
(b) Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of a state fiscal
year does not revert to the state general fund. The treasurer of state
shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the
obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may
be invested.
As added by P.L.261-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.102-2005,
SEC.10.
IC 27-10-5-2
Bail bond enforcement and administration fund; use of money
Sec. 2. The money in the fund created by this chapter shall be
used for the following purposes and no other:
(1) The employment of a qualified investigator and
investigation staff.
(2) The expense of examination.
(3) Licensing.
(4) Forms.
(5) Other related expenses necessitated by this article.
As added by P.L.261-1985, SEC.1.
IC 27-10-5-3
Investigator; qualifications; staff; duties
Sec. 3. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a qualified investigator
who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The investigator
shall be of good moral character, have had at least five (5) years of
experience as an insurance or private investigator or equivalent
experience as a law enforcement or judicial officer, and be
thoroughly familiar and conversant with Indiana criminal law,
including the court procedure and structure.
(b) The investigator, with the approval of the commissioner, may
select such staff as is necessary to enable the investigator to properly
perform the investigator's duties. The primary duty of the investigator
and the investigator's staff is to administer this article and to
investigate all violations of this article and to report and recommend
to the commissioner all findings made on the investigation.
As added by P.L.261-1985, SEC.1.
