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MO Rev Stat § 374.505 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.505 - Application for certificate, content, form, fee.

Effective - 10 Jul 1991   374.505. Application for certificate, content, form, fee. — 1. An applicant for a certificate shall:  (1) Submit an application to the department of commerce and insurance; and  (2) Pay to the department of commerce and insurance the application fee established by the department through regulation.  2. The application shall:  (1) Be on a form and accompanied by any reasonably related supporting documentation that the department of commerce and insurance requires; and  (2) Be signed and verified by the applicant.  3. The application fee required under this subsection shall be sufficient to pay for the administrative cost of the certification program and any other cost associated with carrying out the provisions of sections 374.500 to 374.515. ­­-------- (L. 1991 S.B. 352 § 3)  Effective 7-10-91
MO Rev Stat § 374.507 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.507 - Information may be required by department of commerce and insurance.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   374.507. Information may be required by department of commerce and insurance. — In conjunction with the application, the utilization review agent shall submit additional information as required by the department of commerce and insurance. ­­-------- (L. 1991 S.B. 352 § 4, A.L. 1997 H.B. 335)
MO Rev Stat § 374.510 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.510 - Minimum requirements for utilization review agents.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   374.510. Minimum requirements for utilization review agents. — 1. All utilization review agents shall meet the minimum requirements set forth in sections 376.1350 to 376.1390.  2. All utilization review agents certified before September 1, 1997, shall meet the requirements set forth in sections 376.1350 to 376.1390 by January 1, 1998, or such certification shall be deemed invalid. ­­-------- (L. 1991 S.B. 352 § 5, A.L. 1997 H.B. 335)
MO Rev Stat § 374.512 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.512 - Violation of regulations, notice to agent — powers of director to discipline — penalties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2007   374.512. Violation of regulations, notice to agent — powers of director to discipline — penalties. — 1. Whenever the director has reason to believe that a utilization review agent subject to sections 374.500 to 374.515 has been or is engaged in conduct which violates the provisions of sections 374.500 to 374.515, the director shall notify the utilization review agent of the alleged violation. The utilization review agent shall have thirty days from the date the notice is received to respond to the alleged violation.  2. If the director determines that the utilization review agent has engaged, is engaging in, or has taken a substantial step toward engaging in an act, practice or course of business constituting a violation of sections 374.500 to 374.515 or a rule adopted or order issued pursuant thereto, or that a person has materially aided or is materially aiding an act, practice, omission, or course of business constituting a violation of sections 374.500 to 374.515 or a rule adopted or order issued pursuant thereto, the director may issue such administrative orders as authorized under section 374.046. A violation of any of these sections is a level two violation under section 374.049. The director may also suspend or revoke the license or certificate of authority of such person for any willful violation.  3. If the director believes that a person has engaged, is engaging in, or has taken a substantial step toward engaging in an act, practice or course of business constituting a violation of sections 374.500 to 374.515 or a rule adopted or order issued pursuant thereto, or that a person has materially aided or is materially aiding an act, practice, omission, or course of business constituting a violation of sections 374.500 to 374.515 or a rule adopted or order issued pursuant thereto, the director may maintain a civil action for relief authorized under section 374.048. A violation of any of these sections is a level two violation under section 374.049. ­­-------- (L. 1991 S.B. 352 § 6 subsecs. 1, 2, 3, A.L. 2007 S.B. 66)
MO Rev Stat § 374.515 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.515 - Rules and regulations authorized.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   374.515. Rules and regulations authorized. — The director may promulgate such rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of sections 374.500 to 374.515, pursuant to the provisions of section 374.045 and chapter 536. ­­-------- (L. 1991 S.B. 352 § 6 subsecs. 4 to 8, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52)
MO Rev Stat § 374.695 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.695 - Citation of law.

Effective - 01 Jan 2005   374.695. Citation of law. — Sections 374.695 to 374.789 may be known and shall be cited as the "Professional Bail Bondsman and Surety Recovery Agent Licensure Act". ­­-------- (L. 2004 S.B. 1122)  Effective 1-01-05
MO Rev Stat § 374.700 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.700 - Definitions.

Effective - 01 Jan 2005   374.700. Definitions. — As used in sections 374.695 to 374.789, the following terms shall mean:   (1) "Bail bond agent", a surety agent or an agent of a property bail bondsman who is duly licensed pursuant to the provisions of sections 374.695 to 374.789, is employed by and is working under the authority of a licensed general bail bond agent;   (2) "Bail bond or appearance bond", a bond for a specified monetary amount which is executed by the defendant and a qualified licensee pursuant to sections 374.695 to 374.789, and which is issued to a court or authorized officer as security for the subsequent court appearance of the defendant upon the defendant's release from actual custody pending the appearance;   (3) "Department", the department of commerce and insurance of the state of Missouri;   (4) "Director", the director of the department of commerce and insurance;   (5) "General bail bond agent", a surety agent or a property bail bondsman, as defined in sections 374.700 to 374.775, who is licensed in accordance with sections 374.700 to 374.775 and who devotes at least fifty percent of his working time to the bail bond business in this state;   (6) "Insurer", any surety insurance company which is qualified by the department to transact surety business in Missouri;   (7) "Licensee", a bail bond agent or a general bail bond agent;   (8) "Property bail bondsman", a person who pledges United States currency, United States postal money orders or cashier's checks or other property as security for a bail bond in connection with a judicial proceeding, and who receives or is promised therefor money or other things of value;   (9) "Surety bail bond agent", any person appointed by an insurer by power of attorney to execute or countersign bail bonds in connection with judicial proceedings, and who receives or is promised money or other things of value therefor;  (10) "Surety recovery agent", a person not performing the duties of a sworn peace officer who tracks down, captures and surrenders to the custody of a court a fugitive who has violated a bail bond agreement, excluding a bail bond agent or general bail bond agent;  (11) "Taking a bail" or "take bail", the acceptance by a person authorized to take bail of the undertaking of a sufficient surety for the appearance of the defendant according to the terms of the undertaking or that the surety will pay to the court the sum specified. Taking of bail or take bail does not include the fixing of the amount of bail and no person other than a competent court shall fix the amount of bail. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 363 § 1, A.L. 2001 S.B. 267, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122)  Effective 1-01-05
MO Rev Stat § 374.702 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.702 - License required, restrictions on practice.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   374.702. License required, restrictions on practice. — 1. No person shall engage in the bail bond business as a bail bond agent or a general bail bond agent without being licensed as provided in sections 374.695 to 374.775.  2. No judge, attorney, court official, law enforcement officer, state, county, or municipal employee who is either elected or appointed shall be licensed as a bail bond agent or a general bail bond agent.  3. A licensed bail bond agent shall not execute or issue an appearance bond in this state without holding a valid appointment from a general bail bond agent and without attaching to the appearance bond an executed and prenumbered power of attorney referencing the general bail bond agent or insurer.  4. A person licensed as an active bail bond agent shall hold the license for at least two years prior to owning or being an officer of a licensed general bail bond agent.  5. A general bail bond agent shall not engage in the bail bond business:  (1) Without having been licensed as a general bail bond agent pursuant to sections 374.695 to 374.775; or  (2) Except through an agent licensed as a bail bond agent pursuant to sections 374.695 to 374.775.  6. A general bail bond agent shall not permit any unlicensed person to solicit or engage in the bail bond business on the general bail bond agent's behalf, except for individuals who are employed solely for the performance of clerical, stenographic, investigative, or other administrative duties which do not require a license pursuant to sections 374.695 to 374.789.  7. Any person who is convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. For any subsequent convictions, a person who is convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a class E felony. ­­-------- (L. 2004 S.B. 1122, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 374.705 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.705 - Department, powers and duties — fees, how determined.

Effective - 01 Jan 2005   374.705. Department, powers and duties — fees, how determined. — 1. The department shall administer and enforce the provisions of sections 374.695 to 374.789, prescribe the duties of its officers and employees with respect to sections 374.695 to 374.789, and promulgate, pursuant to section 374.045 and chapter 536, such rules and regulations within the scope and purview of the provisions of sections 374.695 to 374.789 as the director considers necessary and proper for the effective administration and interpretation of the provisions of sections 374.695 to 374.789.  2. The director shall set the amount of all fees authorized and required by the provisions of sections 374.695 to 374.789 by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to chapter 536. All such fees shall be set at a level designed to produce revenue which shall not substantially exceed the cost and expense of administering the provisions of sections 374.695 to 374.789. However, such fees shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars every two years for biennial licenses and renewable licenses for general bail bond agents as provided for in section 374.710. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 363 § 2, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122)  Effective 1-01-05
MO Rev Stat § 374.710 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.710 - License required for bail bond agents, application, qualifications — exceptions.

Effective - 01 Jan 2005   374.710. License required for bail bond agents, application, qualifications — exceptions. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 374.695 to 374.775, no person or other entity shall practice as a bail bond agent or general bail bond agent, as defined in section 374.700, in Missouri unless and until the department has issued to him or her a license, to be renewed every two years as hereinafter provided, to practice as a bail bond agent or general bail bond agent.  2. An applicant for a bail bond and general bail bond agent license shall submit with the application proof that he or she has received twenty-four hours of initial basic training in areas of instruction in subjects determined by the director deemed appropriate to professionals in the bail bond profession. Bail bond agents and general bail bond agents who are licensed at the date which this act becomes law* shall be exempt from such twenty-four hours of initial basic training.  3. In addition to the twenty-four hours of initial basic training to become a bail bond agent or general bail bond agent, there shall be eight hours of biennial continuing education for all bail bond agents and general bail bond agents to maintain their state license. The director shall determine said appropriate areas of instruction for said biennial continuing education. The director shall determine which institutions, organizations, associations, and individuals shall be eligible to provide the initial basic training and the biennial continuing education instruction. The department may allow state institutions, organizations, associations, or individuals to provide courses for the initial basic training and the biennial continuing education training. The cost shall not exceed two hundred dollars for the initial basic training and one hundred fifty dollars for biennial continuing education.  4. Upon completion of said basic training or biennial continuing education and the licensee meeting the other requirements as provided under sections 374.695 to 374.789, the director shall issue a two-year license for the bail bond agent or general bail bond agent for a fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars.  5. Nothing in sections 374.695 to 374.775 shall be construed to prohibit any person from posting or otherwise providing a bail bond in connection with any legal proceeding, provided that such person receives no fee, remuneration or consideration therefor. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 363 § 3, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122)  Effective 1-01-05  *"This act" (S.B. 1122, 2004) contained effective dates of August 28, 2004, and January 1, 2005.
MO Rev Stat § 374.715 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.715 - Application, form, qualifications, fee — monetary assignment required, amount, effective when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   374.715. Application, form, qualifications, fee — monetary assignment required, amount, effective when. — 1. Applications for examination and licensure as a bail bond agent or general bail bond agent shall be in writing and on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, and shall contain such information as the department requires. Each application shall be accompanied by proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant is a citizen of the United States, has a high school diploma or general education development certificate (GED), is of good moral character, and meets the qualifications for surety on bail bonds as provided by supreme court rule. Each application shall be accompanied by the examination and application fee set by the department. Individuals currently employed as bail bond agents and general bail bond agents shall not be required to meet the education requirements needed for licensure pursuant to this section.  2. In addition, each applicant for licensure as a general bail bond agent shall furnish proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation, that each officer thereof has completed at least two years as a bail bond agent, and that the applicant possesses liquid assets of at least ten thousand dollars, along with a duly executed assignment of ten thousand dollars to the state of Missouri. The assignment shall become effective upon the applicant's violating any provision of sections 374.695 to 374.789. The assignment required by this section shall be in the form and executed in the manner prescribed by the department. The director may require by regulation conditions by which additional assignments of assets of the general bail bond agent may occur when the circumstances of the business of the general bail bond agent warrants additional funds. However, such additional funds shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 363 § 4, A.L. 1997 S.B. 248, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1719)
MO Rev Stat § 374.716 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.716 - Accounting required, when — records submitted to director — bail contract provided to principal.

Effective - 01 Jan 2005   374.716. Accounting required, when — records submitted to director — bail contract provided to principal. — 1. Every bail bond agent shall account for each power of attorney assigned by the general bail bond agent on a weekly basis and remit all sums collected and owed to the general bail bond agent pursuant to his or her written contract. The general bail bond agent shall maintain the weekly accounting and remittance records for a period of three years. Such records shall be subject to inspection by the director or his or her designee during regular business hours or at other reasonable times.  2. For every bond written in this state, the licensee shall provide to the principal a copy of the bail contract. ­­-------- (L. 2004 S.B. 1122)  Effective 1-01-05
MO Rev Stat § 374.717 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.717 - Prohibited acts.

Effective - 01 Jan 2005   374.717. Prohibited acts. — No insurer or licensee, court, or law enforcement officer shall:  (1) Pay a fee or rebate or give or promise anything of value in order to secure a settlement, compromise, remission, or reduction of the amount of any bail bond to:  (a) A jailer, police officer, peace officer, committing judge, or any other person who has power to arrest or to hold in custody any person; or  (b) Any public official or public employee;  (2) Pay a fee or rebate or give anything of value to an attorney in bail bond matters, except in defense of any action on a bond;  (3) Pay a fee or rebate or give anything of value to the principal or anyone on the principal's behalf;  (4) Accept anything of value from a principal except the premium and expenses incurred, provided that the licensee shall be permitted to accept collateral security or other indemnity from the principal in accordance with the provisions of section 374.719. ­­-------- (L. 2004 S.B. 1122)  Effective 1-01-05
MO Rev Stat § 374.719 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.719 - Collateral security accepted, when — receipt required — used to reimburse costs, when — records to be retained.

Effective - 01 Jan 2005   374.719. Collateral security accepted, when — receipt required — used to reimburse costs, when — records to be retained. — 1. A licensee may accept collateral security from the principal in a fiduciary capacity, which collateral shall be returned upon final termination of liability on the bond. When a licensee accepts collateral, the licensee shall provide a prenumbered written receipt, which shall include a detailed account of the collateral received by the licensee. The acceptance of collateral security by a bail bond agent shall be reported to the general bail bond agent.  2. The collateral security required by the licensee shall be reasonable in relation to the amount of the bond.  3. If a failure to appear, absconding or attempting to abscond, or a judgment of forfeiture on the bond has occurred, the collateral security may be used to reimburse the licensee for any costs and expenses incurred associated with the forfeiture.  4. The general bail bond agent shall retain records of the acceptance, return, or judgment of forfeiture resulting in the use of the collateral to reimburse the licensee for a period of three years. ­­-------- (L. 2004 S.B. 1122)  Effective 1-01-05
MO Rev Stat § 374.720 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.720 - Examination, form, content — reexamination fee.

Effective - 28 Aug 1993   374.720. Examination, form, content — reexamination fee. — 1. Each applicant for licensure as a general bail bond agent, after complying with this section and the provisions of section 374.715, shall be issued a license by the department unless grounds exist under section 374.755 for denial of a license.  2. Each applicant for examination and licensure as a bail bond agent, after complying with the provisions of section 374.715, shall appear for examination at the time and place specified by the department. Such examination shall be as prescribed by the director as provided under section 375.018 and shall be designed to test the applicant's knowledge and expertise in the area of surety bonds in general and the practice of a bail bond agent, as defined in sections 374.700 to 374.775, in particular. The applicant shall be notified of the result of the examination within twenty working days of the examination. Any applicant who fails such examination may, upon reapplication and payment of the reexamination fee set by the department, retake the examination. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 363 § 5 subsecs. 1, 2, A.L. 1993 H.B. 709)
MO Rev Stat § 374.730 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions|Chapter 374 - Department of Commerce and Insurance|Section 374.730 - License, biannual renewal, fee.

Effective - 01 Jan 2005   374.730. License, biannual renewal, fee. — All licenses issued to bail bond agents and general bail bond agents under the provisions of sections 374.700 to 374.775 shall be renewed biennially, which renewal shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the department and shall be accompanied by the renewal fee set by the department. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 363 § 5 subsec. 4, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122)  Effective 1-01-05