                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LIMITATIONS ON LICENSURE (§ 9.1-186.4)

A. In order to be licensed as a bail enforcement agent a person shall (i) be 21
years of age or older, (ii) have received a high school diploma or passed a high
school equivalency examination approved by the Board of Education, and (iii)
have satisfactorily completed a basic certification course in training for bail
enforcement agents offered by the Department. Partial exemptions to the training
requirements may be approved by the Department if the individual has received
prior training.

B. The following persons are not eligible for licensure as a bail enforcement
agent and may not be employed nor serve as agents for a bail enforcement agent:

   1. Persons who have been convicted of a felony within the Commonwealth, any
   other state, or the United States, who have not been pardoned, or whose civil
   rights have not been restored.

   2. Persons who have been convicted of any misdemeanor within the Commonwealth,
   any other state, or the United States within the preceding five years. This
   prohibition may be waived by the Department, for good cause shown, so long as
   the conviction was not for one of the following or a substantially similar
   misdemeanor: carrying a concealed weapon, assault and battery, sexual battery,
   a drug offense, driving under the influence, discharging a firearm, a sex
   offense, or larceny.

   3. Persons who have been convicted of any misdemeanor within the Commonwealth,
   any other state, or the United States, that is substantially similar to the
   following: brandishing a firearm or stalking. The Department may not waive the
   prohibitions under this subdivision 3.

   4. Persons currently the subject of a protective order within the Commonwealth
   or another state.

   5. Employees of a local or regional jail.

   6. Employees of a sheriff&#8217;s office, or a state or local police
   department.

   7. Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorneys, and any employees of their offices.

   8. Employees of the Department of Corrections, Department of Criminal Justice
   Services, or a local pretrial or community-based probation services agency.

C. The exclusions in subsection B shall not be construed to prohibit law
enforcement from accompanying a bail enforcement agent when he engages in bail
recovery.

HISTORY: 2004, c. 397; 2007, c. 133; 2014, c. 84.