Alabama
No statute located |
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Alaska
No statute located |
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Arizona
§ 20-340.03 |
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Any place where prisoners are confined; any court. |
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May not advertise as a surety company. |
Arkansas
§ 17-19-301
§ 17-19-105
§ 17-19-109 |
$50 or 10% rounded up to the nearest $5, whichever is greater. |
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Any place where prisoners are confined, police stations, jails, or sheriff's office; any court. |
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Advertisements by professional bail bond companies must make apparent the company name. Any advertisement for an individual professional bail bondsmen must include bail bond company name and no indication that the individual is independent of the company. |
California
No statute located |
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Colorado
§ 10-23-109 |
$50 or 15%, whichever is greater. |
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Connecticut
§ 29-151
§ 29-152b |
No more than: $50 on amounts below $500; 10% on amounts $500 to $5000; 7% on amounts above $5000. |
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Print advertising in enumerated facilities can be telephone directory listings and postings of the professional bondsman's contact information in a prominent designated location, with enumerated prohibitions for clarity. |
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Correctional institutions, community correctional centers, detention facilities; any court. |
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Delaware
18 Del.C. § 4350 |
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Any place where prisoners are confined; any court. |
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A bail agent shall not advertise as a surety insurance company. |
Florida
§ 648.33
§ 648.44 |
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A jail, prison, or other place where prisoners are confined; any court. |
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Print advertising in jails is limited to a telephone directory listing and the posting of the bail bond agent's or agency's contact information in a designated location. |
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No bail bond agency shall advertise as a bail bond or surety company. Enumerated advertising requirements and prohibitions against false advertisement or deceptive trade practice. |
Georgia
§ 17-6-30;
§ 17-6-53
§ 17-6-50
§ 17-6-51
§ 17-6-52 |
No more than: 12% on amounts below $10,000; 15% on amounts above $10,000. |
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Jails, places where prisoners are confined; any court. |
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Hawaii
§ 804-62 |
Between 5% and 15%; Minimum $50 |
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Idaho
No statute located |
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Illinois |
No Commercial Bondsmen |
Indiana
§ 27-10-4-2 |
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Any place where prisoners are confined; any court. |
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Iowa
No statute located |
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Kansas
No statute located |
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Kentucky |
No Commercial Bondsmen |
Louisiana
§ 22:1443
§ 22:1556 |
$120 or 12% , whichever is greater. |
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Maine
No statute located |
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Maryland Criminal Procedure§ 5-210 |
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Correctional facility; any court. |
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Massachusetts
No statute located |
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Michigan
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Minnesota
No statute located |
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Mississippi
§ 83-39-25
§ 83-39-27 |
$100 or 10%, whichever is greater; $100 or 15% for capital offense charges or out of state residency. |
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Missouri
§ 374.717
§374.755 |
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Montana
No statute located |
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Nebraska
No statute located |
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Nevada
§ 697.300
§ 697.340
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$50 or 15%, whichever is greater. |
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Any place where prisoners are confined; any court. |
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A bail agent, bail enforcement agent, bail solicitor or general agent may not advertise as a surety insurance company. |
New Hampshire
No statute located |
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New Jersey
No statute located |
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New Mexico
§ 59A-51-13 |
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No bail bond agency may advertise as a surety insurer. |
New York
McKinney's Insurance Law § 6804 |
$10 for amounts below $200. No more than 10% on amounts below $3,000. For amounts above $3,000, no more than 10% for first $3,000, 8% on additional amounts below $10,000, and 6% on excess amounts. |
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North Carolina
§ 58-71-95 |
No more than 15%. |
Any court or the office of any magistrate; any place where prisoners are confined. |
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North Dakota
§ 26.1-26.6-08
§ 26.1-26.6-05 |
$75 or 10%, whichever is greater. |
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Any place where prisoners or persons are confined, arraigned, or in custody. |
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A bail bond agent or bail bond agency may not advertise as a surety company. |
Ohio
§ 3905.901
§ 3905.932
§ 3905.934
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No less than 6.5% of outstanding bail bond premiums. |
Detention facilities; any court. |
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Print advertising in a detention facility is limited to a telephone directory listing and the posting of the surety bail bond agent's contact information in a designated location. |
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A surety bail bond agent must not engage in false advertisement or deceptive trade practice. All advertisements must include the address of record of the agent on file with the department of insurance. |
Oklahoma
59 Okl.St.Ann. §1310 |
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Any place where prisoners are confined, arraigned, or in custody. |
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No bail bondsman or bail bond agency may advertise as a surety company. |
Oregon |
No Commercial Bondsmen |
Pennsylvania
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5748
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5749 |
No more than 10% on amounts below $100 and 5% for each additional $100. |
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Any court or tribunal. |
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Rhode Island
No statute located |
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South Carolina
§ 38-53-170 |
$25 or 15%, whichever is greater. |
Any court or the office of any magistrate; any place where prisoners are confined. |
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South Dakota
§ 58-22-35
§ 58-22-32
§ 58-22-36
§ 58-22-34 |
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Any place where prisoners are confined. |
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Tennessee
§ 40-11-316
§ 40-11-310
§ 40-11-309 |
No more than 10%. |
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Texas
Occupations Code § 1704.304
Occupations Code § 1704.303
Occupations Code
§ 1704.302 |
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A police station, jail, prison, detention facility, or other place of detainment for persons in the custody of law enforcement.
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Advertisements must clearly indicate the county or counties in which the person holds a license and the telephone number shown must be for that or those counties only. |
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Utah
No statute located |
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Vermont
No statute located |
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Virginia
§ 9.1-185.8
§ 9.1-185.9
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No more than 10%, no less than 15%. |
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Any court, jail, lock-up, or surrounding government property. |
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Washington
No statute located |
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West Virginia
§ 51-10-7
§ 51-10-3
§ 51-10-4 |
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A police precinct, jail, prisoner's dock, house of detention, justice of the peace court, or other place where persons in the custody of the law are detained. |
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Wisconsin |
No Commercial Bondsmen |
Wyoming
No statute located |
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