Mississippi House Bill 698 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require Professional Bail Agents To Maintain At Least One Office Location To Serve As The Principal Place Of Business Operation And To Register That Office With The Department Of Insurance; To Require The Professional Bail Agent To Report Any Changes In Location, Removal From State Or Cessation Of Business To The Department Of Insurance; To Amend Section 83-39-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Provisions Prohibiting The Writing Of Bonds By Relatives Of Certain Individuals Employed In Law Enforcement Or Judicial Capacities; To Require That Proof Of Prelicensing Education Be Submitted To The Department Of Insurance; To Exempt Those Individuals Of Sixty-five Years Of Age With Twenty Years Of Continuous Professional Bail Agent Experience From Continuing Education Requirements; To Prohibit The Licensing Of Professional Bail Agents Except The Person Was Licensed Before July 1, 2011, And Unless The Person Applying Licensure Has Three Years Of Continuous Experience As A Soliciting Bail Agent Immediately Before Applying For Licensure As A Professional Bail Agent; To Amend Section 83-39-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Applicants For Licensure To Include The Address Of The Principal Place Of Business Operations To Be Used As The Primary Office Location On The Original Application Form For Licensure Or The Renewal Application Form; To Amend Section 83-39-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Distinguish The Fee Charged By A Professional Bail Agent For Certain Additional Services Provided From The Premium Received By The Bail Agent; To Amend Section 83-39-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Payment Of A Fee Or Promise Of Benefit By A Bail Agent For The Purpose Of Procuring A Bail Bond; To Amend Section 99-5-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Parole Board To Order Appearance Bonds As A Condition Of Parole Or Early Release; And For Related Purposes.

Bail agents; require to have a principal office and to revise certain licensing requirements and fees pertaining to.

Rep. Joseph Compretta [D]

Rep. Ray Rogers [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-02-01		DR - TSDPCS: JB To CN
2011-01-13		Referred To Judiciary B;Corrections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0698.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0698IN.htm