North Carolina General Statutes
Article 71 - Bail Bondsmen and Runners.
§ 58-71-155 - Bondsman to furnish power of attorney with securities.

58-71-155. Bondsman to furnish power of attorney with securities.
With the securities deposited with the Commissioner, the professional bondsman shall at the same time deliver to the Commissioner of Insurance a power of attorney, on a form supplied by the Commissioner, executed and acknowledged by the professional bondsman authorizing the sale or transfer of said securities or any part thereof. The power of attorney shall read as follows:
POWER OF ATTORNEY
AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO
SELL, OR TRANSFER SECURITIES DEPOSITED BY
PROFESSIONAL BONDSMEN IN
NORTH CAROLINA
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That ______________, a professional bondsman, located in the County of __________, in the State of _______________, has authorized and appointed for himself, his successors, heirs and assigns, the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of North Carolina, in the name and in behalf of said professional bondsman, his true and lawful attorney to sell or transfer any securities deposited or that may be deposited, by said professional bondsman with said Commissioner, under the laws and regulations requiring a deposit of securities to be made by professional bondsmen doing business in the State of North Carolina, insofar as the sale or transfer is deemed necessary by the Commissioner of Insurance to pay any liability arising under a bond which purports to be given by the undersigned bondsman in any county in this State and execution has been issued against said bondsman pursuant to a judgment on the bond and the same has not been satisfied. The securities so deposited are to be held in trust by the Commissioner for the sole protection and benefit of the holder of bail bonds executed by, or on behalf of, the undersigned bondsman. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this ______ day of ______________, ______.
Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of ________________ personally appeared _________________, a professional bondsman who acknowledged that he executed the foregoing power of attorney.
WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal, this ______ day of _____________, ______.
(1975, c. 619, s. 1; 1999-456, s. 59.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 58 - Insurance

Article 71 - Bail Bondsmen and Runners.

§ 58-71-1 - Definitions.

§ 58-71-5 - Commissioner of Insurance to administer Article; rules and regulations; employees; evidence of Commissioner's actions.

§ 58-71-10 - Defects not to invalidate undertakings; liability not affected by agreement or lack of qualifications.

§ 58-71-15 - Qualifications of sureties on bail.

§ 58-71-16 - No return of premium; bond reduction.

§ 58-71-20 - Surrender of defendant by surety; when premium need not be returned.

§ 58-71-25 - Procedure for surrender.

§ 58-71-30 - Arrest of defendant for purpose of surrender.

§ 58-71-35 - Forfeiture of bail.

§ 58-71-40 - Bail bondsmen and runners to be qualified and licensed; license applications generally.

§ 58-71-41 - First-year licensees; limitations.

§ 58-71-45 - Terms of licenses.

§ 58-71-50 - Qualification for bail bondsmen and runners.

§ 58-71-51 - Criminal history record checks.

§ 58-71-55 - License fees.

§ 58-71-65 - Contents of application for runner's license; endorsement by professional bondsman.

§ 58-71-70 - Examination; fees.

§ 58-71-71 - Examination; educational requirements; penalties.

§ 58-71-72 - Qualifications of instructors.

§ 58-71-75 - License renewal; criminal history record checks; renewal fees.

§ 58-71-80 - Grounds for denial, suspension, probation, revocation, or nonrenewal of licenses.

§ 58-71-81 - Notice of receivership.

§ 58-71-82 - Dual license holding.

§ 58-71-85 - License sanction and denial procedures.

§ 58-71-95 - Prohibited practices.

§ 58-71-100 - Receipts for collateral; trust accounts.

§ 58-71-105 - Persons prohibited from becoming surety or runners.

§ 58-71-110 - Bonds not to be signed in blank; authority to countersign only given to licensed employee.

§ 58-71-115 - Insurers to annually report surety bondsmen; notices of appointments and terminations; information confidential.

§ 58-71-120 - Bail bondsman to give notice of discontinuance of business; cancellation of license.

§ 58-71-121 - Death, incapacitation, or incompetence of a bail bondsman.

§ 58-71-122 - Transfer of business by bail bondsman.

§ 58-71-125 - Persons eligible as runners; bail bondsmen to annually report runners; notices of appointments and terminations; information confidential.

§ 58-71-130 - Substituting bail by sureties for deposit.

§ 58-71-135 - Deposit for defendant admitted to bail authorizes release and cancellation of undertaking.

§ 58-71-140 - Registration of licenses and power of appointments by insurers.

§ 58-71-141 - Appointment of bail bondsmen; affidavit required.

§ 58-71-145 - Financial responsibility of professional bondsmen.

§ 58-71-151 - Securities held in trust by Commissioner; authority to dispose of same.

§ 58-71-155 - Bondsman to furnish power of attorney with securities.

§ 58-71-160 - Security deposit to be maintained.

§ 58-71-165 - Report required.

§ 58-71-167 - Portion of bond premium payments deferred.

§ 58-71-168 - Records to be maintained.

§ 58-71-170 - Examinations.

§ 58-71-175 - Limit on principal amount of bond to be written by professional bondsman.

§ 58-71-180 - Disposition of fees.

§ 58-71-185 - Penalties for violations.

§ 58-71-190 - Duplication of regulation forbidden.

§ 58-71-195 - Conflicting laws.

§ 58-71-200 - Bondsman access to criminal and civil records.