South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 22 - Bail Bondspersons
Section 58-22-20 - Renewal license--Issuance by director--Fee.

58-22-20. Renewal license--Issuance by director--Fee.
A renewal license shall be issued by the director to a licensee who has continuously maintained a license in effect without further examination, unless deemed necessary by the director, but such license is in all other respects required to comply with and be subject to the provisions of this chapter. After the receipt of such licensee's application for renewal the current license shall continue in effect until the renewal license is issued or denied for cause.

Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 31, §12; SL 1998, ch 296, §12.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 58 - Insurance

Chapter 22 - Bail Bondspersons

Section 58-22-1 - Definition of terms.

Section 58-22-2 - Qualifications of surety for release of person on bail.

Section 58-22-3 - Persons disqualified as bail bondspersons or runners--Violation as felony.

Section 58-22-4 - License required to act as bail bondsperson or runner--Exception--Violation as felony or misdemeanor.

Section 58-22-5 - Licenses to individuals only--Examination waived for persons previously acting--Exemptions.

Section 58-22-6 - Application for license--Affirmative showing of qualifications.

Section 58-22-7 - License fee submitted to director--Fingerprints and photograph of applicant.

Section 58-22-8 - Surety bondspersons annual list--Subsequent appointments--Fees.

Section 58-22-9 - Termination of appointment of surety bondsman by insurer--Notice to director--Information privileged.

Section 58-22-10 - Professional bondsman--Annual financial statement furnished by applicant.

Section 58-22-11 - Refusal, suspension, or cancellation of license for inadequate financial statement.

Section 58-22-12 - Application for license as runner--Affirmative showing of qualifications.

Section 58-22-13 - Runner's application--Fees--Fingerprints and photograph of applicant.

Section 58-22-14 - Application for license or renewal--Investigation of applicant's fitness--Criminal background check.

Section 58-22-15 - Failure of applicant for license to secure approval--Filing of another application.

Section 58-22-16 - Examination of bail bondsperson or runner.

Section 58-22-17 - Examination fee.

Section 58-22-18 - Failure of applicant to pass--Subsequent examinations.

Section 58-22-19 - Expiration of licenses.

Section 58-22-20 - Renewal license--Issuance by director--Fee.

Section 58-22-21 - Causes for denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew license.

Section 58-22-22 - Suspension of license--Investigation by director--Notice and charges--Failure to answer or deny charges, revocation of license.

Section 58-22-23 - Denial of charges of unlawful conduct--Hearing by director, notice of time and place, rights of parties--Suspension or revocation of license.

Section 58-22-24 - Deposit by professional bondsperson--Amount--Law governing--Waiver.

Section 58-22-25 - Annual registration required--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 58-22-26 - Notice to sheriffs of discontinuance of business during license period--Return of license for cancellation.

Section 58-22-27 - Appointment of runners--Director's approval required--Grounds for denying appointment.

Section 58-22-28 - Termination of appointment of runner--Notice filed with director--Notice to runner--Information privileged.

Section 58-22-29 - Giving or promising anything of value to principal as misdemeanor.

Section 58-22-30 - Acceptance of anything of value from principal except premium as misdemeanor--Collateral security or indemnity permitted.

Section 58-22-31 - Receipt for collateral--Description of collateral received.

Section 58-22-32 - Solicitation of business where prisoners confined as misdemeanor.

Section 58-22-33 - Giving or promising anything of value to public officials to secure settlement, remission, or reduction as felony.

Section 58-22-34 - Giving anything of value to attorney in bail bond matter as felony--Exception.

Section 58-22-35 - Bail bondsperson or runner acting as attorney prohibited--Misdemeanor.

Section 58-22-36 - Advising employment of particular attorney as misdemeanor.

Section 58-22-37 - Signing or countersigning of bond in blank by bail bondsman prohibited, exception.

Section 58-22-38 - Annual list of forfeitures of bonds--Contents.

Section 58-22-39 - Affidavit of property bondsman as to consideration for undertaking--Willful misstatement as perjury.

Section 58-22-40 - Surety's right to enforce indemnity agreement limited by affidavit.

Section 58-22-41 - Deposit by defendant admitted to bail.

Section 58-22-42 - Bail by surety substituted for deposit--Refunding of deposit--Cancellation of original undertaking.

Section 58-22-43 - Bail other than deposit--Cancellation by deposit.

Section 58-22-44 - Undertaking for appearance before a magistrate or court--Time of appearance.

Section 58-22-45 - Liability on undertaking unaffected by defects.

Section 58-22-46 - Validity of undertaking entered into on Sunday or holiday.

Section 58-22-47 - Administration and enforcement of chapter by director--Employment of personnel.

Section 58-22-49 - Written appointment required with application for runner's license.

Section 58-22-50 - Licensee to notify Division of certain convictions.

Section 58-22-51 - Out-of-state bail bondsperson--Notification of activities--Limitations on activities--License required.

Section 58-22-52 - List of runners to be furnished to director--Fee.

Section 58-22-53 - Posting of bond under bondsperson's own license for licensee's release prohibited.

Section 58-22-54 - Enforcement of title permitted although license surrendered or lapsed.

Section 58-22-55 - Report of felony criminal prosecution.