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The Board’s regulations shall include but not be limited to regulations that (i) establish the qualifications of applicants for licensure and renewal under this article; (ii) examine, or cause to be examined, the qualifications of each applicant for licensure, including when necessary the preparation, administration, and grading of examinations; (iii) levy and collect nonrefundable fees for licensure and renewal that are sufficient to cover all expenses for administration and operation of a program of licensure; (iv) ensure continued competency and prevent deceptive or misleading practices by practitioners; (v) administer the regulatory system; (vi) provide for receipt of complaints concerning the conduct of any person whose activities are regulated by the Board; (vii) provide for investigations and appropriate disciplinary action if warranted; (viii) establish standards for professional conduct, solicitation, collateral received in the course of business, firearms training and usage, uniforms and identification, documentation and recordkeeping requirements, reporting requirements, and methods of capture for the recovery of bailees; and (ix) allow the Board to suspend, revoke or refuse to issue, reissue or renew a license for just cause. 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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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68760,"section_number":"9.1-143","catch_line":"Private Security Services Advisory Board; membership","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-143\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284681,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58599,"identifier":"9.1-185.2","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.2","url":"\/9.1-185.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-185.2\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers of the Criminal Justice Services Board relating to bail bondsmen","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-185.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall have full regulatory authority and oversight of property and surety<\/span> bail<\/span> bondsmen.\n\t\tThe Board<\/span> shall adopt regulations that are necessary to ensure respectable, responsible, safe and effective bail<\/span> bonding within the Commonwealth. The Board<\/span>’s regulations shall include but not be limited to regulations that (i) establish the qualifications of applicants for licensure and renewal under this article; (ii) examine, or cause to be examined, the qualifications of each applicant for licensure, including when necessary the preparation, administration, and grading of examinations; (iii) levy<\/span> and collect nonrefundable fees for licensure and renewal that are sufficient to cover all expenses for administration and operation of a program of licensure; (iv) ensure continued competency and prevent deceptive or misleading practices by practitioners; (v) administer the regulatory system; (vi) provide for receipt of complaints concerning the conduct of any person whose activities are regulated by the Board<\/span>; (vii) provide for investigations and appropriate disciplinary action if warranted; (viii) establish standards for professional conduct, solicitation, collateral<\/span> received in the course of business, firearms training and usage, uniforms and identification, documentation and recordkeeping requirements, reporting requirements, and methods of capture for the recovery of bailees<\/span>; and (ix) allow the Board<\/span> to suspend, revoke or refuse to issue<\/span>, reissue or renew a license for just cause. The Board<\/span> shall not adopt compulsory, minimum, firearms training standards in excess of 24 hours per year for bail<\/span> bondsmen. In adopting its regulations, the Board<\/span> shall seek the advice of the Private Security Services Advisory Board<\/span> established pursuant to \u00a7 9.1-143<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES BOARD RELATING TO BAIL BONDSMEN (\u00a7\n9.1-185.2)\n\nThe Board shall have full regulatory authority and oversight of property and\nsurety bail bondsmen.\n\t\tThe Board shall adopt regulations that are necessary to ensure respectable,\nresponsible, safe and effective bail bonding within the Commonwealth. The\nBoard’s regulations shall include but not be limited to regulations that\n(i) establish the qualifications of applicants for licensure and renewal under\nthis article; (ii) examine, or cause to be examined, the qualifications of each\napplicant for licensure, including when necessary the preparation,\nadministration, and grading of examinations; (iii) levy and collect\nnonrefundable fees for licensure and renewal that are sufficient to cover all\nexpenses for administration and operation of a program of licensure; (iv) ensure\ncontinued competency and prevent deceptive or misleading practices by\npractitioners; (v) administer the regulatory system; (vi) provide for receipt of\ncomplaints concerning the conduct of any person whose activities are regulated\nby the Board; (vii) provide for investigations and appropriate disciplinary\naction if warranted; (viii) establish standards for professional conduct,\nsolicitation, collateral received in the course of business, firearms training\nand usage, uniforms and identification, documentation and recordkeeping\nrequirements, reporting requirements, and methods of capture for the recovery of\nbailees; and (ix) allow the Board to suspend, revoke or refuse to issue, reissue\nor renew a license for just cause. The Board shall not adopt compulsory,\nminimum, firearms training standards in excess of 24 hours per year for bail\nbondsmen. In adopting its regulations, the Board shall seek the advice of the\nPrivate Security Services Advisory Board established pursuant to \u00a7 9.1-143.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 460.","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}}