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Applicable Statutes:

 

 Governance by Local Rule. Does not appear to allow local jurisdictions to modify statutes or regulations.

 

 

2. Licensing Requirements:

In order to undertake bail in Florida, a person must have a license [AR 4-221.001, FS 648.26, 648.30]. Florida law specifies two kinds of bail bond agent:

 

 (1) a limited surety agent, defined as a person appointed by an insurer to execute bail bonds [FS 648.25(5)],

 

(2) a professional bail bond agent, defined as a person who pledges US currency as security for a bail bond [FS 648.25(7)].

 

 

A. Qualifications for License

Bail bond agents must comply with the following for licensure.

 

Professional bail bond agents have the same requirements as in FS 648.34, but in addition shall:

 

The regulatory body is the Department of Financial Services [FS 648.26]

 

 

 

3. Notice of Forfeiture [FS 903.26]

  A. Conditions of forfeiture

o       Breach of the conditions of the bond and/or failure of defendant to appear [FS 903.26(2)(b)],

o       Clerk of the court must mail a notice of forfeiture to surety agent and surety company within 5 days [FS 903.26(2)(a)].

 

4.  Forfeiture to Judgment

 

 

 

5. Forfeiture Defenses

 

6. Remission

[FS 903.28] Remission can be granted up to two years subject to the following:

 

7.  Bail Agent Arrest Authority

 

8. Other Noteworthy Provisions

 

9.  Noteworthy State Appellate Decisions

 

10. Bounty Hunter Provisions.

Florida does not allow bounty hunters.