{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/9.1-185.6.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/9.1-185.6.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/9.1-185.6.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/9.1-185.6.html"}],"law_id":60799,"edition_id":1,"section_id":60799,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.6","catch_line":"Licenses; renewal","history":"2004, c. 460.","full_text":"A\n\nA license granted to a bondsman by the Department shall authorize such person to enter into bonds, as defined in &#xA7; 19.2-119, in any county or city in the Commonwealth.B\n\nEvery bail bondsman license issued pursuant to this article shall be for a term of two years.C\n\nA bail bondsman license may be renewed for an ensuing two-year period, upon the filing of an application in the form prescribed by the Department and payment of the nonrefundable renewal application processing fee prescribed by the Department. In addition, applicants for renewal of a bail bondsman license shall undergo a criminal history background check as set out in subdivision B 3 of &#xA7; 9.1-185.5 and shall provide all other documentation listed in subsections C and D of &#xA7; 9.1-185.5 as the Department deems appropriate.D\n\nOn or before the first day of the month prior to the month his license is due to expire, the licensee shall make application for license renewal and shall at that time pay the renewal application fee.E\n\nAny license not renewed by its expiration date shall terminate on such date.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":222279,"text":"A license granted to a bondsman by the Department shall authorize such person to enter into bonds, as defined in &#xA7; 19.2-119, in any county or city in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":222280,"text":"Every bail bondsman license issued pursuant to this article shall be for a term of two years.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":222281,"text":"A bail bondsman license may be renewed for an ensuing two-year period, upon the filing of an application in the form prescribed by the Department and payment of the nonrefundable renewal application processing fee prescribed by the Department. In addition, applicants for renewal of a bail bondsman license shall undergo a criminal history background check as set out in subdivision B 3 of &#xA7; 9.1-185.5 and shall provide all other documentation listed in subsections C and D of &#xA7; 9.1-185.5 as the Department deems appropriate.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":222282,"text":"On or before the first day of the month prior to the month his license is due to expire, the licensee shall make application for license renewal and shall at that time pay the renewal application fee.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":222283,"text":"Any license not renewed by its expiration date shall terminate on such date.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13031,"edition_id":1,"name":"Bail Bondsmen","identifier":"11","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12897,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:10","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:10","permalink":{"id":284635,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13031,"identifier":"11","token":"9.1\/1\/11","url":"\/9.1\/1\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12897,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Criminal Justice Services","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12896,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":284489,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12897,"identifier":"1","token":"9.1\/1","url":"\/9.1\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12896,"edition_id":1,"name":"Commonwealth Public Safety","identifier":"9.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":284487,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12896,"identifier":"9.1","token":"9.1","url":"\/9.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":79481,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/9.1-185\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185","metadata":false},{"id":57721,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.1","catch_line":"Inapplicability of this article","url":"\/9.1-185.1\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.1","metadata":false},{"id":65288,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.10","catch_line":"Collateral received in the course of business; standards and requirements","url":"\/9.1-185.10\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.10","metadata":false},{"id":54096,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.11","catch_line":"Firearms, training and usage; standards and requirements","url":"\/9.1-185.11\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.11","metadata":false},{"id":62447,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.12","catch_line":"Uniforms and identification; standards and restrictions","url":"\/9.1-185.12\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.12","metadata":false},{"id":55531,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.13","catch_line":"Documentation and recordkeeping standards and requirements","url":"\/9.1-185.13\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.13","metadata":false},{"id":56701,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.14","catch_line":"Reporting standards and requirements","url":"\/9.1-185.14\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.14","metadata":false},{"id":71199,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.15","catch_line":"Recovery of bailees; methods of capture; standards and requirements; limitations","url":"\/9.1-185.15\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.15","metadata":false},{"id":56282,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.16","catch_line":"Department submission to the State Corporation Commission","url":"\/9.1-185.16\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.16","metadata":false},{"id":87309,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.17","catch_line":"Department submissions to local and regional correctional facilities","url":"\/9.1-185.17\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.17","metadata":false},{"id":72995,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.18","catch_line":"Penalties","url":"\/9.1-185.18\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.18","metadata":false},{"id":58599,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.2","catch_line":"Powers of the Criminal Justice Services Board relating to bail bondsmen","url":"\/9.1-185.2\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.2","metadata":false},{"id":72276,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.3","catch_line":"Powers of Department of Criminal Justice Services relating to bail bondsmen","url":"\/9.1-185.3\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.3","metadata":false},{"id":80999,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.4","catch_line":"Limitations on licensure","url":"\/9.1-185.4\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.4","metadata":false},{"id":69915,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.5","catch_line":"Bail bondsman licensure requirements","url":"\/9.1-185.5\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.5","metadata":false},{"id":60799,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.6","catch_line":"Licenses; renewal","url":"\/9.1-185.6\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.6","metadata":false},{"id":54481,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.7","catch_line":"Licensure of nonresidents","url":"\/9.1-185.7\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.7","metadata":false},{"id":56525,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.8","catch_line":"Professional conduct standards; grounds for disciplinary actions","url":"\/9.1-185.8\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.8","metadata":false},{"id":68649,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.9","catch_line":"Solicitation of business; standards; restrictions and requirements","url":"\/9.1-185.9\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.9","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":69915,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.5","catch_line":"Bail bondsman licensure requirements","url":"\/9.1-185.5\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.5","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":54481,"structure_id":13031,"section_number":"9.1-185.7","catch_line":"Licensure of nonresidents","url":"\/9.1-185.7\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.7","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/9.1-185.6\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP0460\">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":61367,"section_number":"19.2-119","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-119\/"},{"id":69915,"section_number":"9.1-185.5","catch_line":"Bail bondsman licensure requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-185.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284697,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60799,"identifier":"9.1-185.6","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.6","url":"\/9.1-185.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-185.6\/","token":"9.1\/1\/11\/9.1-185.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licenses; renewal","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-185.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> A license granted to a bondsman by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall authorize such person to enter into <span class=\"dictionary\">bonds<\/span>, as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/19.2-119\/\">19.2-119<\/a>, in any county or city in the Commonwealth. <a id=\"paragraph-222279\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/9.1-185.6\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Every <span class=\"dictionary\">bail bondsman<\/span> license issued pursuant to this article shall be for a term of two years. <a id=\"paragraph-222280\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/9.1-185.6\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> A <span class=\"dictionary\">bail bondsman<\/span> license may be renewed for an ensuing two-year period, upon the filing of an application in the form prescribed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> and payment of the nonrefundable renewal application processing fee prescribed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>. In addition, applicants for renewal of a <span class=\"dictionary\">bail bondsman<\/span> license shall undergo a criminal history background check as set out in subdivision B 3 of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Bail bondsman licensure requirements\" href=\"\/9.1-185.5\/\">9.1-185.5<\/a> and shall provide all other documentation listed in subsections C and D of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Bail bondsman licensure requirements\" href=\"\/9.1-185.5\/\">9.1-185.5<\/a> as the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> deems appropriate. <a id=\"paragraph-222281\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/9.1-185.6\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> On or before the first day of the month prior to the month his license is due to expire, the licensee shall make application for license renewal and shall at that time pay the renewal application fee. <a id=\"paragraph-222282\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/9.1-185.6\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> Any license not renewed by its expiration date shall terminate on such date. <a id=\"paragraph-222283\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/9.1-185.6\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSES; RENEWAL (\u00a7 9.1-185.6)\n\nA. A license granted to a bondsman by the Department shall authorize such person\nto enter into bonds, as defined in &#xA7; 19.2-119, in any county or city in the\nCommonwealth.\n\nB. Every bail bondsman license issued pursuant to this article shall be for a\nterm of two years.\n\nC. A bail bondsman license may be renewed for an ensuing two-year period, upon\nthe filing of an application in the form prescribed by the Department and\npayment of the nonrefundable renewal application processing fee prescribed by\nthe Department. In addition, applicants for renewal of a bail bondsman license\nshall undergo a criminal history background check as set out in subdivision B 3\nof &#xA7; 9.1-185.5 and shall provide all other documentation listed in\nsubsections C and D of &#xA7; 9.1-185.5 as the Department deems appropriate.\n\nD. On or before the first day of the month prior to the month his license is due\nto expire, the licensee shall make application for license renewal and shall at\nthat time pay the renewal application fee.\n\nE. Any license not renewed by its expiration date shall terminate on such date.\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}}