Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions
Chapter 19 - Bail Bondsmen

Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 17-19-101. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 17-19-102. Penalties - (a) Any person who is found guilty of violating any...

§ 17-19-103. Civil and criminal proceedings - The venue for any criminal or civil proceeding filed for...

§ 17-19-104. Exemption - This chapter shall not affect the negotiation through a licensed...

§ 17-19-105. Prohibitions - No professional bail bondsman or professional bail bond company, nor...

§ 17-19-106. Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board - (a) This section may be cited as the “Arkansas Professional...

§ 17-19-107. Exception to education requirements - Any licensed professional bail bondsman who is sixty-five (65) years...

§ 17-19-108. Rules - The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing...

§ 17-19-109. Advertising by professional bail bond companies - (a) All business cards, signs, telephone ads, newspaper ads, or...

§ 17-19-110. Licensed bail bond agent - (a) A licensed bail bond agent shall be permitted to...

§ 17-19-111. Fees - (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the...

§ 17-19-112. Unpaid bond forfeiture judgment limits - (a) (1) There shall be an initial one hundred thousand...

Subchapter 2 - Licensing

§ 17-19-201. Licenses required - (a) No person shall engage in bail bond business without...

§ 17-19-202. Applications. [Effective until May 1, 2021.] - (a) Every applicant for a professional bail bondsman license or...

§ 17-19-202. Applications. [Effective May 1, 2021.] - (a) Every applicant for a professional bail bondsman license or...

§ 17-19-203. Character references - Each applicant for a professional bail bondsman license shall: (1)...

§ 17-19-204. Examination - (a) In order to determine the competence of each applicant...

§ 17-19-205. Letter of credit or certificate of deposit required - (a) (1) An applicant for a professional bail bond company...

§ 17-19-206. Duties of board and clerks - (a) Before issuance of a license under this chapter, applicants...

§ 17-19-207. Expiration and renewal - (a) Every license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be...

§ 17-19-208. Civil action — Administrative action - (a) (1) If during the term of the letter of...

§ 17-19-209. Violations — Hearings - (a) The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman...

§ 17-19-210. Suspension and penalties — Review - (a) The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman...

§ 17-19-212. Licenses - Each applicant for an initial bail bondsman license who satisfactorily...

Subchapter 3 - Bond Requirements — Posting of Bondsmen List

§ 17-19-301. Premiums - (a) With the exception of other provisions of this section,...

§ 17-19-302. Collateral — Receipt required - When a licensee accepts collateral, he or she shall give...

§ 17-19-303. Bail bonds — Numbers — Report - (a) Bail bonds shall be written on numbered forms. (b)...

§ 17-19-305. Appearance bond - Upon issuance of the license, a professional bail bondsman shall...

§ 17-19-306. Posting of bondsmen list - (a) (1) The chief law enforcement officers of any facilities...

Subchapter 4 - Continuing Education Program

§ 17-19-401. Requirements - (a) Each person licensed as a professional bail bondsman shall...

§ 17-19-402. Establishment of program — Schedule of fees - (a) (1) The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail...