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NC Gen Stat § 58-71-155 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|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 TOSELL, OR TRANSFER SECURITIES DEPOSITED BYPROFESSIONAL BONDSMEN INNORTH 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 ______________, ______._________________________________   Professional Bondsman  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 _____________, ______._________________________________   Notary Public  My Commission Expires: _____________________   (1975, c. 619, s. 1; 1999-456, s. 59.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-71-160 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 71 - Bail Bondsmen and Runners.|§ 58-71-160 - Security deposit to be maintained.

 58-71-160. Security deposit to be maintained.(a) Any professional bondsman, whose security deposits with the Commissioner are, for any reason, reduced in value below the requirements of this Article, shall immediately upon receipt of a notice of deficiency from the Commissioner deposit such additional securities as are necessary to comply with the law. No professional bondsman shall sign, endorse, execute, or become surety on any additional bail bonds, or pledge or deposit any cash, check, or other security of any nature in lieu of a bail bond in any county in North Carolina until the professional bondsman has made such additional deposit of securities as required by the notice of deficiency.(b) The Commissioner may deny the renewal of any license held by a professional bondsman under this Chapter or may deny the issuance of any license applied for by a professional bondsman under this Chapter if, at the time of the renewal application or license application, the professional bondsman has not complied with a notice of deficiency under subsection (a) of this section. The Commissioner may issue the renewal license or the new license upon compliance by the professional bondsman with the notice of deficiency. (1975, c. 619, s. 1; 2001-269, s. 2.7.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-71-165 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 71 - Bail Bondsmen and Runners.|§ 58-71-165 - Report required.

 58-71-165. Report required.(a) Each professional bail bondsman shall file with the Commissioner a written report in a form prescribed by the Commissioner regarding all bail bonds on which the bondsman is liable as of the first day of each month showing (i) each individual bonded, (ii) the date the bond was given, (iii) the principal sum of the bond, (iv) the court file or docket number for the principal's court obligation, (v) the fee charged for the bonding service in each instance, and (vi) the certificate seal number for each bond issued.(b) Each insurer that appoints surety bondsmen in this State shall file with the Commissioner a written report in a form adopted by the Commissioner regarding all bail bonds on which the insurer is liable as of the last day of each calendar quarter showing the total dollar amount for which the insurer is liable. The report shall be filed on or before the fifteenth day following the end of each calendar quarter.(c) The reports required by subsection (a) of this section shall be filed on or before the fifteenth day of each month.(d) Any person who knowingly and willfully falsifies a report required by this section is guilty of a Class I felony.  (1975, c. 619, s. 1; 1989, c. 485, s. 43; 1991, c. 644, s. 20; 1993, c. 539, s. 1276; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1998-211, s. 27; 2007-484, s. 44.5; 2007-507, s. 14; 2019-179, s. 7(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 58-71-167 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 71 - Bail Bondsmen and Runners.|§ 58-71-167 - Portion of bond premium payments deferred.

 58-71-167. Portion of bond premium payments deferred.(a) In any case where the agreement between principal and surety calls for some portion of the bond premium payments to be deferred or paid after the defendant has been released from custody, a written memorandum of agreement between the principal and surety shall be kept on file by the surety with a copy provided to the principal. The memorandum shall contain the following information:(1) The amount of the premium payment deferred or not yet paid at the time the defendant is released from jail.(2) The method and schedule of payment to be made by the defendant to the bondsman, which shall include the dates of payment and amount to be paid on each date.(3) That the principal is entitled to a copy of the memorandum.(b) The memorandum must be signed by the defendant and the bondsman, or one of the bondsman's agents, and dated at the time the agreement is made. Any subsequent modifications of the memorandum must be in writing, signed, dated, and kept on file by the surety, with a copy provided to the principal.  (1991, c. 644, s. 22; 2019-179, s. 7(d).)
NC Gen Stat § 58-71-168 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 71 - Bail Bondsmen and Runners.|§ 58-71-168 - Records to be maintained.

 58-71-168. Records to be maintained.All records related to executing bail bonds, including bail bond registers, monthly reports, receipts, collateral security agreements, and memoranda of agreements, shall be kept separate from records of any other business and must be maintained for not less than three years after the final entry has been made. (1991, c. 644, s. 22.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-71-170 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 71 - Bail Bondsmen and Runners.|§ 58-71-170 - Examinations.

 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.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-71-175 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 71 - Bail Bondsmen and Runners.|§ 58-71-175 - Limit on principal amount of bond to be written by professional bondsman.

 58-71-175. Limit on principal amount of bond to be written by professional bondsman.No professional bondsman shall become liable on any bond or multiple of bonds for any one individual that totals more than one-fourth of the value of the securities deposited with the Commissioner at that time, until final termination of liability on such bond or multiple of bonds. (1975, c. 619, s. 1; 1987, c. 728, s. 3; 1989, c. 485, s. 42.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-71-180 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 71 - Bail Bondsmen and Runners.|§ 58-71-180 - Disposition of fees.

 58-71-180. Disposition of fees.Fees collected by the Commissioner pursuant to this Article shall be credited to the Insurance Regulatory Fund created under G.S. 58-6-25. (1963, c. 1225, s. 32; 1975, c. 619, s. 1; 1991, c. 689, s. 294; 2003-221, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-71-185 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 71 - Bail Bondsmen and Runners.|§ 58-71-185 - Penalties for violations.

 58-71-185. Penalties for violations.Except as otherwise provided in this Article, any person who violates any of the provisions of this Article is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1963, c. 1225, s. 33; 1975, c. 619, s. 1; 1991, c. 644, s. 19; 1993, c. 539, s. 473; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2000-180, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-71-190 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 71 - Bail Bondsmen and Runners.|§ 58-71-190 - Duplication of regulation forbidden.

 58-71-190. Duplication of regulation forbidden.No county, city or town in this State shall license or levy a license tax on bail bondsmen nor require such bondsmen to deposit collateral security as a condition for continuing to write bail bonds. (1975, c. 619, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-71-195 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 71 - Bail Bondsmen and Runners.|§ 58-71-195 - Conflicting laws.

 58-71-195. Conflicting laws.Section 41.1 of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes of North Carolina and all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of the Chapter are hereby repealed. Provided, however, that in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Chapter and those of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the provisions of Chapter 15A shall control and continue in full force and effect. (1975, c. 619, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-1 - Irregularities not to invalidate.

 58-72-1. Irregularities not to invalidate.When any instrument is taken by or received under the sanction of the board of county commissioners, or by any person or persons acting under or in virtue of any public authority, purporting to be a bond executed to the State for the performance of any duty belonging to any office or appointment, such instrument, notwithstanding any irregularity or invalidity in the conferring of the office or making of the appointment, or any variance in the penalty or condition of the instrument from the provision prescribed by law, shall be valid and may be put in suit in the name of the State for the benefit of the person injured by a breach of the condition thereof, in the same manner as if the office had been duly conferred or the appointment duly made, and as if the penalty and condition of the instrument had conformed to the provisions of law: Provided, that no action shall be sustained thereon because of a breach of any condition thereof or any part of the condition thereof which is contrary to law. (1842, c. 61; R.C., c. 78, s. 9; 1869-70, c. 169, s. 16; Code, s. 1891; Rev., s. 279; C.S., s. 324.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-5 - Penalty for officer acting without bond.

 58-72-5. Penalty for officer acting without bond.Every person or officer of whom an official bond is required, who presumes to discharge any duty of his office before executing such bond in the manner prescribed by law, is liable to a forfeiture of five hundred dollars ($500.00) to the use of the State for each attempt so to exercise his office. The clear proceeds of forfeitures provided for in this section shall be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accordance with G.S. 115C-457.2. (R.C., c. 78, s. 8; Code, s. 1882; Rev., s. 278; C.S., s. 325; 1998-215, s. 91.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-10 - Condition and terms of official bonds.

 58-72-10. Condition and terms of official bonds.Every treasurer, sheriff, coroner, register of deeds, surveyor, and every other officer of the several counties who is required by law to give a bond for the faithful performance of the duties of his office, shall give a bond for the term of the office to which such officer is chosen. (1869-70, c. 169; 1876-7, c. 275, s. 5; Code, s. 1874; 1895, c. 207, s. 4; 1899, c. 54, s. 54; Rev., s. 308; C.S., s. 326; 1985, c. 438.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-15 - When county may pay premiums on bonds.

 58-72-15. When county may pay premiums on bonds.In all cases where the officers or any of them named in G.S. 58-72-10 are required to give a bond, the county commissioners of the county in which said officer or officers are elected are authorized and empowered to pay the premiums on the bonds of any and all such officer or officers. The board of commissioners of any county are further authorized and empowered to require individual or blanket bonds for any or all assistants, deputies or other persons regularly employed in the offices of any such county officer or officers, such bond or bonds to be conditioned upon faithful performance of duty, and, in the event of such requirement, to pay the premiums on such individual or blanket bonds. (1937, c. 440; 1953, c. 799.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-20 - Annual examination of bonds; security strengthened.

 58-72-20. Annual examination of bonds; security strengthened.The bonds of the officers named in G.S. 58-72-10 shall be carefully examined on the first Monday in December of every year, and if it appears that the security has been impaired, or for any cause become insufficient to cover the amount of money or property or to secure the faithful performance of the duties of the office, then the bond shall be renewed or strengthened, the insufficient security increased within the limits prescribed by law, and the impaired security shall be made good; but no renewal, or strengthening, or additional security shall increase the penalty of said bond beyond the limits prescribed for the term of office. (1869-70, c. 169; 1876-7, c. 275, s. 5; Code, s. 1874; 1895, c. 207, s. 4; 1899, c. 54, s. 54; Rev., s. 308; C.S., s. 327.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-25 - Effect of failure to renew bond.

 58-72-25. Effect of failure to renew bond.Upon the failure of any such officer to make such renewal of his bond, it is the duty of the board of commissioners, by an order to be entered of record, to declare his office vacant, and to proceed forthwith to appoint a successor, if the power of filling the vacancy in the particular case is vested in the board of commissioners; but if otherwise, the said board shall immediately inform the proper person having the power of appointment of the fact of such vacancy. (1869-70, c. 169, s. 2; Code, s. 1875; Rev., s. 309; C.S., s. 328.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-30 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-30 - Justification of sureties.

 58-72-30. Justification of sureties.Every surety on an official bond required by law to be taken or renewed and approved by the board of commissioners shall take and subscribe an oath before the chairman of the board or some person authorized by law to administer an oath, that he is worth a certain sum (which shall be not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000)) over and above all his debts and liabilities and his homestead and personal property exemptions, and the sum thus sworn to shall in no case be less in the aggregate than the penalty of the bond. But nothing herein shall be construed to abridge the power of the said board of commissioners to require the personal presence of any such surety before the board when the bond is offered, or at such subsequent time as the board may fix, for examination as to his financial condition or other qualifications as surety. (1869-70, c. 169, s. 3; 1879, c. 207; Code, s. 1876; 1889, c. 7; 1891, c. 385; 1901, c. 32; Rev., s. 310; C.S., s. 329.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-35 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-35 - Compelling justification before judge; effect of failure.

 58-72-35. Compelling justification before judge; effect of failure.When oath is made before any judge of the superior court by five respectable citizens of any county within his district that after diligent inquiry made they verily believe that the bond of any officer of such county, which has been accepted by the board of commissioners, is insufficient either in the amount of the penalty or in the ability of the sureties, it is the duty of such judge to cause a notice to be served upon such officer requiring him to appear at some stated time and place and justify his bond by evidence other than that of himself or his sureties. If this evidence so produced fails to satisfy the judge that the bond is sufficient, both in amount and the ability of the sureties, he shall give time to the officer not exceeding 20 days, to give another bond, fixing the amount of the new bond, when there is a deficiency in that particular. And upon failure of the said officer to give a good bond to the satisfaction of the judge within the 20 days, the judge shall declare the office vacant, and if the appointment be with himself, he shall immediately proceed to fill the vacancy; and if not, he shall notify the persons having the appointing power that they may proceed as aforesaid. (1874-5, c. 120; Code, s. 1885; Rev., s. 316; C.S., s. 330.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-40 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-40 - Successor bonded; official bonds considered liabilities.

 58-72-40. Successor bonded; official bonds considered liabilities.The person so appointed shall give bond before the judge, and the bond so given shall in all respects be subject to the requirements of the law in relation to official bonds; and all official bonds shall be considered debts and liabilities within the meaning of G.S. 58-72-30. (1874-5, c. 120, s. 2; Code, s. 1886; Rev., s. 317; C.S., s. 331.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-45 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-45 - Judge to file statement of proceedings with commissioners.

 58-72-45. Judge to file statement of proceedings with commissioners.When a vacancy is declared by the judge, he shall file a written statement of all his proceedings with the clerk of the board of commissioners, to be recorded by him. (1874-5, c. 120, s. 3; Code, s. 1887; Rev., s. 318; C.S., s. 332.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-50 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-50 - Approval, acknowledgment and custody of bonds.

 58-72-50. Approval, acknowledgment and custody of bonds.The approval of all official bonds taken or renewed by the board of commissioners shall be recorded by the clerk to the board. Every such bond shall be acknowledged by the parties thereto or proved by a subscribing witness, before the chairman of the board of commissioners, or before the clerk of the superior court, and the original bond, with the approval of the commissioners endorsed thereon and certified by their chairman, shall be deposited with the clerk of the superior court for safekeeping. Provided that an official bond executed as surety by a surety company authorized to do business in this State need not be acknowledged upon behalf of the surety when such bond is executed under seal in the name of the surety by an agent or attorney-in-fact by authority of a power of attorney duly recorded in the office of the register of deeds of such county.  (1869-70, c. 169, s. 4; 1879, c. 207, s. 2; Code, s. 1877; Rev., s. 311; C.S., s. 333; 1957, c. 1011; 2009-570, s. 35; 2012-18, s. 1.9.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-55 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-55 - Clerk records vote approving bond; penalty for neglect.

 58-72-55. Clerk records vote approving bond; penalty for neglect.It is the duty of the clerk of the board of commissioners to record in the proceedings of the board the names of those commissioners who are present at the time of the approval of any official bond, and who vote for such approval. Every clerk neglecting to make such record, besides other punishment, shall forfeit his office. Any commissioner may cause his written dissent to be entered on the records of the board. (1790, c. 327, P.R.; 1809, c. 777, P.R.; R.C., c. 78, s. 7; 1869-70, c. 169, s. 8; Code, s. 1881; Rev., s. 314; C.S., s. 336.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-60 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-60 - When commissioner liable as surety.

 58-72-60. When commissioner liable as surety.Every commissioner who approves an official bond, which he knows to be, or which by reasonable diligence he could have discovered to have been, insufficient in the penal sum, or in the security thereof, shall be liable as if he were a surety thereto, and may be sued accordingly by any person having a cause of action on said bond. (1869-70, c. 169, s. 6; Code, s. 1879; Rev., s. 313; C.S., s. 335.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-65 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-65 - Record of board conclusive as to facts stated.

 58-72-65. Record of board conclusive as to facts stated.In all actions under G.S. 58-72-60 a copy of the proceedings of the board of commissioners in the particular case, certified by their clerk under his hand and the seal of the county, is conclusive evidence of the facts in such record alleged and set forth. (1869-70, c. 169, s. 8; Code, s. 1881; Rev., s. 314; C.S., s. 336.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-72-70 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 72 - Official Bonds.|§ 58-72-70 - Person required to approve bond not to be surety.

 58-72-70. Person required to approve bond not to be surety.No member of the board of commissioners, or any other person authorized to take official bonds, shall sign as surety on any official bond upon the sufficiency of which the board of which he is a member may have to pass. (1874-5, c. 120, s. 3; Code, s. 1887; Rev., s. 315; C.S., s. 337.)