58-71-45. Terms of licenses.
A license issued to a bail bondsman or to a runner authorizes the licensee to act in that capacity until the license is lapsed, suspended or revoked. The licensee shall return the license to the Commissioner within 10 working days of the lapse, suspension, or revocation of the license. A license of a bail bondsman and a license of a runner shall be renewed in accordance with G.S. 58-71-75. After notifying the Commissioner in writing, a professional bondsman who employs a runner may cancel the runner's authority to act for the professional bondsman. (1963, c. 1225, s. 10; 1975, c. 619, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 726, s. 3; 2009-536, ss. 1, 6; 2009-566, s. 14; 2019-179, s. 7(b).)
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.