(1) The appointment of a bail bond agent shall continue in force unless suspended, revoked, or otherwise terminated, subject to a renewal request filed by the appointing entity in the appointee’s birth month and every 24 months thereafter. A renewal request must be filed with the department or person designated by the department to administer appointments along with payment of the renewal appointment fee and taxes as prescribed in s. 624.501.
(2) Each appointing person or person designated by the department to administer appointments must file the lists, statement, and information as to each bail bond agent whose appointment is being renewed, accompanied by payment of the applicable renewal fees and taxes as prescribed in s. 624.501.
(3) An appointment may be renewed without penalty if the information required under subsection (2) is received prior to the expiration of the appointment in the licensee’s birth month, and such appointment shall be renewed, effective on the first day of the month succeeding the month in which the appointment was scheduled to expire.
(4) If the information required under subsection (2) is received after the renewal date, the appointment may be renewed if the appointment, late filing, continuation, and reinstatement fees accompany the application as required under s. 624.501.
History.—ss. 20, 47, ch. 90-131; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 20, ch. 96-372; s. 13, ch. 2002-260; s. 79, ch. 2003-267; s. 70, ch. 2003-281.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 648 - Bail Bond Agents
648.24 - Declaration of Public Policy.
648.26 - Department of Financial Services; Administration.
648.27 - Licenses and Appointments; General.
648.285 - Bond Agency; Ownership Requirements.
648.29 - Build-Up Funds Posted by Bail Bond Agent.
648.295 - Reporting and Accounting of Funds.
648.30 - Licensure and Appointment Required; Prohibited Acts; Penalties.
648.31 - Appointment Taxes and Fees.
648.315 - Number of Applications for Licensure Required.
648.34 - Bail Bond Agents; Qualifications.
648.35 - Professional Bail Bond Agent; Qualifications.
648.36 - Bail Bond Agent’s Records.
648.365 - Statistical Reporting Requirements; Penalty for Failure to Comply.
648.38 - Licensure Examination for Bail Bond Agents; Time; Place; Fees; Scope.
648.383 - Renewal, Continuation, Reinstatement, and Termination of Appointment; Bail Bond Agents.
648.384 - Effect of Expiration of Appointment; Bail Bond Agents.
648.385 - Continuing Education Required; Requirements.
648.386 - Qualifications for Prelicensing and Continuing Education Schools and Instructors.
648.387 - Primary Bail Bond Agents; Duties.
648.388 - Insurer Must Appoint Managing General Agent.
648.40 - Application for Appointment of Professional Bail Bond Agents; Termination.
648.41 - Termination of Appointment of Temporary Bail Bond Agents.
648.42 - Registration of Bail Bond Agents.
648.421 - Notice of Change of Address or Telephone Number.
648.43 - Power of Attorney; Approval by Office; Filing of Copies; Notification of Transfer Bond.
648.44 - Prohibitions; Penalty.
648.441 - Furnishing Supplies to Unlicensed Bail Bond Agent Prohibited; Civil Liability and Penalty.
648.442 - Collateral Security.
648.45 - Actions Against a Licensee; Suspension or Revocation of Eligibility to Hold a License.
648.46 - Procedure for Disciplinary Action Against Licensees.
648.48 - Witnesses and Evidence.
648.49 - Duration of Suspension or Revocation.
648.50 - Effect of Suspension, Revocation Upon Associated Licenses and Licensees.
648.51 - Surrender of License.
648.55 - All Bail Bond Agents of Same Agency; Licensed by Same Companies.