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Such report shall include a copy of the order, consent to order or other relevant legal documents.D\n\nEach licensed property bail bondsman shall submit to the Department, on a prescribed form, not later than the fifth day of each month, a list of all outstanding bonds on which he was obligated as of the last day of the preceding month, together with the amount of the penalty of each such bond.E\n\nEach licensed property bail bondsman shall report to the Department any change in the number of agents in his employ within seven days of such change and concurrently provide proof of collateral of $200,000 for each new agent, in accordance with subsection C of § 9.1-185.5.F\n\nEach licensed surety bail bondsman shall report to the Department within 30 days any change in his employment or agency status with a licensed insurance company. If the surety bail bondsman receives a new qualifying power of attorney from an insurance company, he shall forward a copy thereof within 30 days to the Department, in accordance with subdivision D 2 of § 9.1-185.5.G\n\nEach licensed property bail bondsman shall report to the Department within five business days if any new lien, encumbrance, or deed of trust is placed on any real estate that is being used as collateral on his or his agents’ bonds as well as the amount it is securing. The reporting requirement deadline is deemed to begin as soon as the licensed property bail bondsman learns of the new lien, encumbrance, or deed of trust, or should have reasonably known that such a lien, encumbrance, or deed of trust had been recorded.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":207488,"text":"Each licensed bail bondsman shall report within 10 calendar days to the Department any change in his residence, name, business name or business address, and ensure that the Department has the names and all fictitious names of all companies under which he carries out his bail bonding business.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":207489,"text":"Each licensed bail bondsman arrested for or convicted of a felony shall report within 10 calendar days to the Department the facts and circumstances regarding the criminal arrest or conviction.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":207490,"text":"Each licensed bail bondsman shall report to the Department within 10 calendar days of the final disposition of the matter any administrative action taken against him by another governmental agency in the Commonwealth or in another jurisdiction. 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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 460<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2015, chapter 600<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":284661,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56701,"identifier":"9.1-185.14","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.14","url":"\/9.1-185.14\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-185.14\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.14","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reporting standards and requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-185.14","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each licensed bail bondsman<\/span> shall report within 10 calendar days to the Department<\/span> any change in his residence, name, business name or business address, and ensure that the Department<\/span> has the names and all fictitious names of all companies under which he carries out his bail bonding business. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each licensed bail bondsman<\/span> arrested for or convicted of a felony<\/span> shall report within 10 calendar days to the Department<\/span> the facts<\/span> and circumstances regarding the criminal arrest<\/span> or conviction<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each licensed bail bondsman<\/span> shall report to the Department<\/span> within 10 calendar days of the final disposition<\/span> of the matter any administrative action taken against him by another governmental agency in the Commonwealth or in another jurisdiction<\/span>. Such report shall include a copy of the order<\/span>, consent to order<\/span> or other relevant legal documents. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each licensed property bail bondsman<\/span> shall submit to the Department<\/span>, on a prescribed form, not later than the fifth day of each month, a list of all outstanding bonds<\/span> on which he was obligated as of the last day of the preceding month, together with the amount of the penalty<\/span> of each such bond<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Each licensed property bail bondsman<\/span> shall report to the Department<\/span> any change in the number of agents<\/span> in his employ within seven days of such change and concurrently provide proof of collateral<\/span> of $200,000 for each new agent<\/span>, in accordance with subsection C of § 9.1-185.5<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Each licensed surety bail bondsman<\/span> shall report to the Department<\/span> within 30 days any change in his employment or agency status with a licensed insurance company. If the surety bail bondsman<\/span> receives a new qualifying power of attorney<\/span> from an insurance company, he shall forward a copy thereof within 30 days to the Department<\/span>, in accordance with subdivision D 2 of § 9.1-185.5<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> Each licensed property bail bondsman<\/span> shall report to the Department<\/span> within five business days if any new lien<\/span>, encumbrance, or deed of trust is placed on any real estate that is being used as collateral<\/span> on his or his agents<\/span>’ bonds<\/span> as well as the amount it is securing. The reporting requirement deadline is deemed to begin as soon as the licensed property bail bondsman<\/span> learns of the new lien<\/span>, encumbrance, or deed of trust, or should have reasonably known that such a lien<\/span>, encumbrance, or deed of trust had been recorded. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTING STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 9.1-185.14)\n\nA. Each licensed bail bondsman shall report within 10 calendar days to the\nDepartment any change in his residence, name, business name or business address,\nand ensure that the Department has the names and all fictitious names of all\ncompanies under which he carries out his bail bonding business.\n\nB. Each licensed bail bondsman arrested for or convicted of a felony shall\nreport within 10 calendar days to the Department the facts and circumstances\nregarding the criminal arrest or conviction.\n\nC. Each licensed bail bondsman shall report to the Department within 10 calendar\ndays of the final disposition of the matter any administrative action taken\nagainst him by another governmental agency in the Commonwealth or in another\njurisdiction. Such report shall include a copy of the order, consent to order or\nother relevant legal documents.\n\nD. Each licensed property bail bondsman shall submit to the Department, on a\nprescribed form, not later than the fifth day of each month, a list of all\noutstanding bonds on which he was obligated as of the last day of the preceding\nmonth, together with the amount of the penalty of each such bond.\n\nE. Each licensed property bail bondsman shall report to the Department any\nchange in the number of agents in his employ within seven days of such change\nand concurrently provide proof of collateral of $200,000 for each new agent, in\naccordance with subsection C of § 9.1-185.5.\n\nF. Each licensed surety bail bondsman shall report to the Department within 30\ndays any change in his employment or agency status with a licensed insurance\ncompany. If the surety bail bondsman receives a new qualifying power of attorney\nfrom an insurance company, he shall forward a copy thereof within 30 days to the\nDepartment, in accordance with subdivision D 2 of § 9.1-185.5.\n\nG. Each licensed property bail bondsman shall report to the Department within\nfive business days if any new lien, encumbrance, or deed of trust is placed on\nany real estate that is being used as collateral on his or his agents’\nbonds as well as the amount it is securing. The reporting requirement deadline\nis deemed to begin as soon as the licensed property bail bondsman learns of the\nnew lien, encumbrance, or deed of trust, or should have reasonably known that\nsuch a lien, encumbrance, or deed of trust had been recorded.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 460; 2015, c. 600.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}