                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES BOARD RELATING TO BAIL BONDSMEN (§
9.1-185.2)

The Board shall have full regulatory authority and oversight of property and
surety bail bondsmen.
		The Board shall adopt regulations that are necessary to ensure respectable,
responsible, safe and effective bail bonding within the Commonwealth. The
Board&#8217;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. The Board shall not adopt compulsory,
minimum, firearms training standards in excess of 24 hours per year for bail
bondsmen. In adopting its regulations, the Board shall seek the advice of the
Private Security Services Advisory Board established pursuant to § 9.1-143.

HISTORY: 2004, c. 460.