58-71-170. Examinations.
(a) Whenever the Commissioner considers it prudent, the Commissioner shall visit and examine or cause to be visited and examined by a competent person appointed by the Commissioner for that purpose any professional bail bondsman, surety bondsman, or runner subject to this Article. For this purpose the Commissioner or person making the examination shall have free access to all records of the licensee that relate to the licensee's business and to the records kept by any of the licensee's agents.
(b) The Commissioner may conduct examinations of surety bondsmen under G.S. 58-2-195 as well as under subsection (a) of this section. (1975, c. 619, s. 1; 1991, c. 644, s. 21; 2001-269, s. 2.8.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 71 - Bail Bondsmen and Runners.
§ 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.
§ 58-71-65 - 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.
§ 58-71-120 - 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.
§ 58-71-130 - Substituting bail by sureties for deposit.
§ 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.
§ 58-71-175 - 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.