                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENT LICENSE; CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK (§ 9.1-186.5)

A. An applicant for a bail enforcement license shall apply for such license in a
form and manner prescribed by the Board, and containing any information the
Board requires.

B. Prior to the issuance of any bail enforcement agent license, each applicant
shall:

   1. File with the Department an application for such license on the form and in
   the manner prescribed by the Board.

   2. Complete the basic certification courses in training for bail enforcement
   agents required by the Department. Any applicant who improperly uses notes or
   other reference materials, or otherwise cheats in any course, shall be
   ineligible to become a licensed bail enforcement agent.

   3. Submit the appropriate nonrefundable application processing fee to the
   Department.

   4. Submit to fingerprinting by a local or state law-enforcement agency and
   provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded, along with the
   applicant&#8217;s fingerprints, to the Department of State Police Central
   Criminal Records Exchange. The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall forward
   the applicant&#8217;s fingerprints and personal descriptive information to the
   Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining national criminal
   history record information regarding such applicant. The applicant shall pay
   for the cost of such fingerprinting and criminal records check. The Department
   of State Police shall forward it to the Director of the Department, or his
   designee, who shall be a governmental entity, who shall review the record, and
   if the report indicates a prior conviction listed in subsection B of &#xA7;
   9.1-186.4, the individual shall be prohibited from pursuing the application
   process for issuance of a bail enforcement agent license unless the individual
   submits proof that his civil rights have been restored by the Governor or
   other appropriate authority.

HISTORY: 2004, c. 397.