Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 697 - Businesses Related to Bail
NRS 697.340 - Prohibited acts; persons who may not be bail agents, bail enforcement agents or bail solicitors.


1. A bail agent, general agent or bail solicitor shall not:
(a) Suggest or advise the employment of or name for employment any particular attorney to represent his or her principal.
(b) Solicit business in or about any place where prisoners are confined or in or about any court.
(c) Pay a fee or rebate or give or promise anything of value to any person in order to secure a settlement, compromise, remission or reduction of the amount of any undertaking or bail bond.
(d) Pay a fee or rebate or give anything of value to an attorney in bail bond matters, except for legal services actually rendered.
(e) Pay a fee or rebate or give or promise anything of value to the principal or anyone in his or her behalf.
(f) Participate in the capacity of an attorney at a trial or hearing of a person on whose bond the bail agent, general agent or bail solicitor is surety, except for the purposes of surrendering the defendant, making motions to set aside orders of bail forfeitures and motions to exonerate bails and protecting his or her financial interest in such a bond.
2. The following persons may not be bail agents, bail enforcement agents or bail solicitors and shall not, directly or indirectly, receive any benefits from the execution of any bail bond:
(a) Jailers;
(b) Police officers;
(c) Justices of the peace;
(d) Municipal judges;
(e) Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables and deputy constables;
(f) Any person having the power to arrest or having anything to do with the control of federal, state, county or municipal prisoners; and
(g) Trustees or prisoners incarcerated in any jail, prison or any other place used for the incarceration of persons.
3. A bail agent shall not sign or countersign in blank any bond, or give the power of attorney to, or otherwise authorize, anyone to countersign the name of the bail agent to bonds unless the person so authorized is a licensed agent directly employed by the agent giving the power of attorney.
4. A bail agent, bail enforcement agent, bail solicitor or general agent shall not advertise or hold himself or herself out to be a surety insurance company.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1915; A 1983, 906; 1997, 3391; 2017, 1057)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 697 - Businesses Related to Bail

NRS 697.020 - Definitions.

NRS 697.030 - "Bail" defined.

NRS 697.040 - "Bail agent" defined.

NRS 697.055 - "Bail enforcement agent" defined.

NRS 697.060 - "Bail solicitor" defined.

NRS 697.070 - "General agent" defined.

NRS 697.090 - License required to act as bail agent, general agent, bail enforcement agent or bail solicitor; administrative fine; general restrictions on licensing by Commissioner.

NRS 697.100 - Licensing of natural persons and corporations; partnership.

NRS 697.120 - Exemptions.

NRS 697.130 - Forms for licensing and appointments.

NRS 697.150 - Bail agent: Qualifications.

NRS 697.170 - Bail solicitor: Qualifications.

NRS 697.173 - Bail enforcement agent: Qualifications.

NRS 697.177 - Bail enforcement agent: Basic course of training; temporary license.

NRS 697.180 - Application for license: General requirements; fees; fingerprints. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the...

NRS 697.181 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license; grounds for denial of license; duty of Commissioner. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures...

NRS 697.182 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish...

NRS 697.183 - Application for license as bail agent: Additional documentation.

NRS 697.184 - Application for license as general agent: Additional documentation.

NRS 697.185 - Application for license as bail solicitor: Additional documentation.

NRS 697.186 - Application for license as bail enforcement agent: Additional documentation.

NRS 697.188 - Renewal of license as general agent, bail agent or bail solicitor.

NRS 697.190 - Bonds required for license as bail agent, bail solicitor and general agent.

NRS 697.200 - Examination for license as bail agent, bail enforcement agent or bail solicitor.

NRS 697.205 - Exemption from examination: Relicensing within 6 months after lapse of license.

NRS 697.210 - Issuance of license; notice of refusal to issue license; fees not refundable.

NRS 697.220 - Contents of license.

NRS 697.230 - Period of validity; expiration and renewal of license; fees; termination of license of general agent; exceptions. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures f...

NRS 697.240 - Bail agent: Appointment.

NRS 697.250 - Bail agent and bail solicitor: Termination of appointment.

NRS 697.260 - Bail solicitors: Prohibition on concurrent employment with bail agents; responsibility of bail agent for bail solicitors within scope of employment; office; custody of license.

NRS 697.270 - Bail agents: Registration with sheriff and clerk of district court required to act as attorney-in-fact for insurer; annual reregistration.

NRS 697.280 - Bail agent: Place of business; display of licenses and fees charged; retention of records at place of business.

NRS 697.290 - Bail agent: Retention period for records; examination of records by Commissioner.

NRS 697.295 - Electronic transmissions relating to bail.

NRS 697.300 - Bail transaction: Collections and charges authorized.

NRS 697.310 - Bail transaction: Prohibited charges.

NRS 697.320 - Bail transaction: Collateral; limitations on transfer of collateral; fiduciary capacity; requirements for receiving title to real property as collateral; return of excess collateral; written receipt for collateral upon acceptance.

NRS 697.325 - Bail agent or bail enforcement agent required to notify local law enforcement agency when defendant apprehended and before forcible entrance of inhabited dwelling; penalty.

NRS 697.330 - Bail agent or bail solicitor required to return premium if defendant surrendered to custody before required time.

NRS 697.340 - Prohibited acts; persons who may not be bail agents, bail enforcement agents or bail solicitors.

NRS 697.350 - Justification of suretyship by bail agent.

NRS 697.360 - Applicability of other provisions.

NRS 697.370 - Penalties.