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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0300 - INSURANCE PREMIUM FINANCE COMPANIES › Section 13 .0323 - COMPUTATION OF SERVICE CHARGES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The service charges as provided in
				  G.S.
				  58-35-55(c) shall be
				  computed:
(1) from the inception date
				of the insurance contract, the premiums for which are advanced or to be
				advanced under the agreement, to and including the date when the final
				installment of the premium finance agreement is payable; If the premium finance
				agreement is executed later than 30 days after such inception date, there shall
				be deducted from the amount of the service charge an amount which bears the
				same proportion to the service charge, as the number of days from the 30th day
				after the policy inception date until the day of execution of the premium
				finance agreement, bears to the number of days from the policy inception to the
				date when the final installment of the premium finance agreement is payable. No
				deduction shall be required under this Paragraph, however, if the amount
				thereof is less than one dollar ($1.00);
(2) from the date the premium finance
				agreement is executed or any date after the premium finance agreement is
				executed, to and including the date when the final installment of the premium
				finance agreement is payable; provided the service charge does not begin prior
				to the inception date of the insurance contract, the premiums for which are
				advanced or to be advanced under the agreement.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-35-55;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Amended Eff. April 8, 2002; May 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0300 - INSURANCE PREMIUM FINANCE COMPANIES › Section 13 .0324 - DISHONORED CHECKS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
If, for the premium being financed, an insurance agent holds
				  a dishonored check given by the insured as down payment, certification to the
				  premium finance company by the agent that he holds a dishonored check and that
				  the agent agrees to hold the premiumfinancecompany harmless shall entitle the
				  premium finance company to make any remittance due the insured to the agent and
				  not to the insured, provided that no remittance of return premium due the
				  insured shall be made to the agent in any amount in excess of the amount of the
				  dishonored check. A copy of the dishonored check shall be submitted to the
				  premium finance company by the agent at the time of
				  certification.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-35-85;
Eff. January
				  1, 1978;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989; July 1, 1986;
Temporary Amendment Eff. December 1, 1999;
Amended Eff. July 1,
				  2000;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0300 - INSURANCE PREMIUM FINANCE COMPANIES › Section 13 .0325 - MULTIPLE CONTRACTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
When a contract or series of contracts is written by more
				  than one agent, or when the contracts are written and dated 60 days or more
				  apart, or when the insured expressly requests, in writing, separate contracts,
				  there is a presumption that the insurance agent or insurance premium finance
				  company did not induce an insured to become obligated under more than one
				  insurance premium finance agreement to earn additional fees.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-35-30(a);
				  58-35-55(e);
				  58-35-90;
Eff. May 1,
				  1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0300 - INSURANCE PREMIUM FINANCE COMPANIES › Section 13 .0326 - PREMIUM FINANCE AGREEMENT TYPE STANDARD

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The printed portion of each original premium finance
				  agreement shall be in eight point type. An inadvertent change in the type size
				  caused by facsimile or other electronic transmission, copying, or other means
				  is not a violation of this Rule.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-35-50;
Temporary
				  Adoption Eff. December 1, 1999;
Eff. July 1, 2000;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0400 - MOTOR CLUBS › Section 13 .0401 - APPLICATION FORM FOR MOTOR CLUBS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The form entitled "Application for Motor Club License" shall
				  include general interrogatories concerning the corporate structure, employees,
				  past business experience, address, proposed services and plan of operation of
				  the applicant as well as other pertinent information, including the nature of
				  the business structure if the motor club is not a
				  corporation.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-69-10;
				  58-69-20(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0400 - MOTOR CLUBS › Section 13 .0402 - MOTOR CLUB LICENSE RENEWAL FORM

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
A "Motor Club License Renewal Application" shall include the
				  name and address of the motor club, date of cancellation of the license if the
				  application is not received by the Division, the proper license fee,
				  instructions for the completion and return of the application, and other
				  pertinent information.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-69-15;
				  58-69-20(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0400 - MOTOR CLUBS › Section 13 .0403 - MOTOR CLUB LICENSING PROCEDURES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Applicants must meet minimum qualifications as set forth in G.S. 58, Article
				69.
(b) Applicants must submit a
				properly completed "Application for Motor Club License" to the Division. The
				following items shall be attached to and made a part of the application:
(1) a duly authenticated copy of the
				applicant's articles of incorporation, together with all amendments and
				supplements thereto;
(2) a duly
				authenticated copy of the applicant's constitution and by-laws;
(3) if the applicant is a foreign
				corporation, a copy of the certificate of authority to transact business in
				this state issued by the North Carolina Secretary of State;
(4) copies of all membership solicitation
				material, insurance certificates, membership cards, emblems, service contracts
				and any other material supplied to members or prospective members by the
				applicant;
(5) a current audited
				financial statement of the applicant, proposed by a certified public accountant
				or by a qualified independent accountant who is engaged in the public practice
				of accounting, not more than three months prior to the date the application is
				submitted to the Department of Insurance;
(6) a surety bond or deposit of securities as
				specified in
				G.S.
				58-69-10;
(7) a complete summary of the applicant's
				plan of operation in the State of North Carolina;
(8) a check in the amount of the license fee
				as specified in
				G.S.
				58-69-10 (made payable to the North Carolina
				Department of Insurance); and
(9)
				such other data and information as the Commissioner of Insurance may deem
				reasonably necessary to enable him to determine, in accordance with the
				provisions of
				G.S.
				58-69-15, whether or not a license should be
				issued to the applicant.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0400 - MOTOR CLUBS › Section 13 .0404 - RENEWAL OF MOTOR CLUB LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				Division will mail to each licensed motor club a "Motor Club License Renewal
				Application."
(b) Each motor club
				shall complete the application and return it to the Division by the date
				specified on the form. The following items shall be attached to and made a part
				of the application:
(1) a current audited
				financial statement of the motor club, proposed by a certified public
				accountant or by a qualified independent accountant who is engaged in the
				public practice of accounting;
(2)
				an alphabetical listing of all persons authorized to sell memberships for the
				motor club in the State of North Carolina;
(3) a list of all district or branch office
				locations in North Carolina and the name of each district or branch office
				manager in this state;
(4) a check
				made payable to the North Carolina Department of Insurance for the proper fee
				specified in
				G.S.
				58-59-10.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0400 - MOTOR CLUBS › Section 13 .0405 - SURETY BOND

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The surety bond described in
				  G.S.
				  58-69-10 shall be executed on the Bond-MC
				  form supplied by the Commissioner of Insurance and shall be completed and
				  executed in accordance with the laws of North Carolina governing surety bonds
				  by a surety company authorized to transact business in this
				  state.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-69-20(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Amended Eff. October 1, 2010; April 8, 2002;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0400 - MOTOR CLUBS › Section 13 .0406 - REPEALED - USE OF CREDIT CARDS PROHIBITED

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
				  G.S.
				  66-49.13(5);
				  58-61.2;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Temporary
				  Repeal Eff. December 1, 1999;
Repealed Eff. July 1,
				  2000.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0400 - MOTOR CLUBS › Section 13 .0407 - CLAIM REGISTER TO BE MAINTAINED

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Each motor club must maintain a current "claims register"
				  which shall include the date each claim for benefits under a motor club
				  membership is received by the motor club, the claimant's name, the claimant's
				  address, the amount of the claim, motor club certificate number under which the
				  claim is made, the disposition of the claim, including the amount paid, and a
				  notation concerning the reason any claim is denied.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-69-20(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0400 - MOTOR CLUBS › Section 13 .0408 - RESERVE TO BE MAINTAINED

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Each motor club shall maintain a constant reserve of assets,
				  for the benefit of the motor club members who have paid membership fees in
				  advance or when the motor club has a liability under any motor club membership.
				  The reserve shall be maintained under such conditions and in such amounts as
				  the Commissioner may reasonably require to assure the prompt payment of all
				  just claims under any membership contract issued by the motor
				  club.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-69-20(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0400 - MOTOR CLUBS › Section 13 .0409 - MOTOR CLUB NOT AN INSURANCE COMPANY

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
No motor club nor any officer, director or employee of the
				  motor club shall imply to anyone that the motor club is an insurance company or
				  that it is in any way engaged in the insurance business.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-69-20(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0400 - MOTOR CLUBS › Section 13 .0410 - SALESMEN TO BE LICENSED INSURANCE AGENTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Any person acting in the capacity of employee, agent, or
				  salesman who solicits or sells a motor club membership shall be a licensed
				  insurance agent if the membership contract includes a contract of insurance to
				  the member. The employee, agent, or salesman shall be licensed with the same
				  insurance company that issues the contract of insurance.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-69-20(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Amended Eff. April 8, 2002; July 1, 1986;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25, 2016;
Amended Eff. August
				  1, 2021.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0400 - MOTOR CLUBS › Section 13 .0411 - NOTICE TO COMMISSIONER

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Each corporate motor club licensee shall advise the
				  Commissioner in writing within ten days of:
(1) the name and resident address of each new
				stockholder owning ten percent or more of any class of outstanding capital
				stock of the motor club;
(2) each
				director or officer who terminates or alters his status with the motor
				club;
(3) the name and address of
				each person who becomes an officer or director of the motor club; and
(4) each new employee hired to act as a
				salesman, representative or agent.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-69-20(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0501 - APPLICATION FOR BAIL BONDSMEN OR RUNNER LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
A form entitled "Bail Bondsman Application" shall include
				  general interrogatories relating to applicant's qualifications, residence,
				  prospective place of business, past business experience, and all other
				  pertinent information.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-5(a);
				  58-71-40;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0502 - BAIL BONDSMEN OR RUNNER RENEWAL FORM

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The "Bail Bondsman Renewal Application" shall include the
				  name and address of applicant, date of cancellation of the license if the
				  application is not received by the Division, the amount of the proper fee,
				  instructions for the completion and return of the application and other
				  pertinent information.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-5(a);
				  58-71-40;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0503 - BAIL BONDSMAN OR RUNNER LICENSING PROCEDURES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Applicants must meet minimum qualifications as stated in G.S. 58, Article
				71.
(b) Applicants must submit a
				properly completed "Bail Bondsman Application" to the Division. The following
				items where applicable shall be attached to and made a part of the application:
(1) a certified copy of the power of attorney
				given to a runner applicant by the professional bondsman for whom he will sign
				bonds;
(2) a properly completed
				power of attorney as set forth in
				G.S.
				58-71-155 if the applicant will make a
				security deposit with the Commissioner of Insurance;
(3) if the applicant will be employed by
				another bail bondsman, a sworn statement as set forth in
				G.S.
				58-71-65;
(4) a complete set of the applicants
				fingerprints certified by an authorized law enforcement officer in compliance
				with G.S.
				58-71-50;
(5) a security deposit as required under
				G.S.
				58-71-145;
(6) check in the amount of the license fee as
				specified in
				G.S.
				58-71-55 (made payable to the North Carolina
				Department of Insurance);
(7) check
				in the amount of the examination fee as specified in
				G.S.
				58-71-70;
(8) such other data and information as the
				Commissioner of Insurance may deem reasonably necessary to assist him in
				determining whether or not the applicant is entitled to the license
				sought.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0504 - EXPIRED - RENEWAL OF BAIL BONDSMAN OR RUNNER LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-5(a);
				  58-71-75;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Amended Eff. April 8, 2002; July 1, 1989;
Expired Eff. July 1, 2016
				  pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0505 - BAIL BOND CERTIFICATION SEAL

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
No professional bail bondsman or his duly appointed runner
				  shall sign a bail bond unless he affixes thereto a "certification seal." The
				  certification seal shall be affixed to the bail bond in the space provided for
				  it on the bail bond form supplied by the Administrative Office of the Courts.
				  Certification seals will be supplied to the professional bondsman by the
				  Commissioner of Insurance upon request. Each certification seal shall bear the
				  wording "North Carolina Department of Insurance" and an identifying
				  number.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-5(a);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0506 - BAIL BOND REGISTER

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Each professional bail bondsman shall keep at his place of
				  business a bail bond register which shall be a numerically ordered listing of
				  each certification seal used by the professional bail bondsman or his duly
				  appointed runner. The bail bond register shall contain the certification seal
				  number, the name of the principal for whom the bond was signed, the county in
				  which the bond was signed, the amount of the bond, the amount of the fee
				  charged by the professional bail bondsman or his duly appointed runner and the
				  number of the receipt given for amount of the fee charged by the bail bondsman.
				  The bail bond register shall be kept up to date daily by the professional
				  bondsman.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-5(a);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0507 - SECURITY DEPOSIT BY PROFESSIONAL BONDSMAN

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				first five thousand dollars ($5,000) of the security deposit required under
				G.S.
				58-71-145 shall be certificates of deposit
				from a North Carolina bank or savings and loan association of the professional
				bondsman's choice or other negotiable securities satisfactory to the
				Commissioner. Such certificates of deposits or other securities received by the
				North Carolina Department of Insurance will be transferred to a master trust
				bank pursuant to
				G.S.
				58-5-1. The registration of such securities
				should read as follows: "(Name of Master Trust Bank) as custodian for the North
				Carolina Department of Insurance for the benefit of (Name of Professional
				Bondsman)."
(b) Security over and
				above the first five thousand dollars ($5,000) may consist of bonds of the
				United States or the State of North Carolina, and other negotiable securities
				upon review and approval by the Commissioner of Insurance.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-5(a);
				  58-71-145;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Amended Eff. April 8, 2002; May 1, 1988; September 14, 1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0508 - STOCKS OR BONDS AS SECURITY

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
When stocks or bonds are submitted to the Commissioner of
				  Insurance by a professional bondsman as security deposit and are found
				  satisfactory by the Commissioner, the professional bail bondsman shall sign and
				  deliver to the Commissioner, in addition to the power of attorney specified in
				  G.S.
				  58-71-155, an "irrevocable stock or bond
				  power" on forms supplied by the Commissioner. The irrevocable stock or bond
				  power shall contain a description of the stocks or bonds being deposited as
				  security and a statement that the professional bondsman sells, assigns, and
				  transfers the stocks or bonds to the (Name of the Master Trust Bank) as
				  custodian for the North Carolina Department of Insurance for the benefit of
				  (Name of Professional Bondsman). When satisfactory bonds are submitted to the
				  Commissioner by a professional bail bondsman, the Commissioner will accept 80
				  percent of the fair market value of such bonds as the amount of security
				  furnished. When satisfactory stocks are submitted by a professional bail
				  bondsman, the Commissioner will accept 60 percent of the fair market value of
				  such stocks as the amount of security furnished.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-5-1;
				  58-71-5(a);
				  58-71-145;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Amended Eff. April 8, 2002; May 1, 1988;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0509 - REPEALED - REAL ESTATE AS SECURITY

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
				  G.S.
				  85C-2(a);
				  85C-30;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Repealed Eff.
				  August 1, 1985.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0510 - REPEALED - MULTIPLE CHARGES AGAINST A SINGLE DEFENDANT

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
				  G.S.
				  85C-2(a);
				  85C-36;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Repealed Eff.
				  September 1, 1991.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0511 - LICENSED PROFESSIONAL BONDSMAN AFFIDAVIT OF SURETY

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Licensed professional bail bondsmen must file with the clerk
				  of court having jurisdiction over the principal, an affidavit on a form
				  furnished by the Administrative Office of the Courts (number AOC-L Form 277 or
				  its successor) entitled "Affidavit of Surety (Bondsman)."
The affidavit shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) a statement that he has not, nor has
				anyone for his use, been promised or received any collateral, security or
				premium for executing this appearance bond; or
(2) if promised a premium, the amount of the
				premium promised and the due date; or
(3) if he has received a premium, the amount
				of premium received shall be entered; or
(4) if given collateral security the name of
				the person from whom it is received, and the nature and amount of the
				collateral security shall be listed in detail; or
(5) any applicable combination of the
				above.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-5(a);
Eff. August 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0513 - ALTERATION OF AFFIDAVIT OF SURETY

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Upon any modification or alteration of the collateral
				  security, the bondsman shall execute a written amendment to the Affidavit of
				  Surety setting forth the details of such modification or alteration. A copy of
				  any such amendment shall be furnished to the principal and the person
				  furnishing the collateral security or premium, and a copy shall be on file in
				  the office of the bondsman.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-5(a);
Eff. August 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Amended Eff. October 1, 2010;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0514 - REPEALED - COLLATERAL SECURITY RETURNED ON TERMINATION OF LIABILITY

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  85C-2(a);
Eff.
				  August 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 1978;
Amended
				  Eff. May 1, 1989;
Repealed Eff. July 1,
				  2000.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0515 - RECEIPT FOR ALL FEES

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Whenever a fee is received by a bail bondsman a receipt shall
				  be furnished to the defendant. Copies of all receipts issued shall be kept by
				  the bail bondsman. All receipts issued must:
(1) be prenumbered by the printer and used
				and filed in consecutive numerical order,
(2) show the name and address of the bail
				bondsman,
(3) show the amount and
				date paid,
(4) show the name of the
				person accepting payment,
(5) show
				the total amount of the bond for which the fee is being charged and the name of
				the defendant.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-5(a);
Eff. January 1, 1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0516 - REPEALED - SURETY BONDSMEN LICENSING PROCEDURES

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-5(a);
Eff. July 1, 1986;
Amended Eff. April 8, 2002;
Repealed
				  Eff. October 1, 2010.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0517 - TERMINATION OF RUNNER BY SURETY

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A bail bondsman terminating the appointment of a runner shall
				  file, within five days from the date of termination, a written notice thereof
				  with the Commissioner. In addition to the notice requirements set forth in
				  G.S.
				  58-71-125, the notice shall also include a
				  revocation of the power of attorney.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-5(a);
Eff. May 1, 1989;
Amended Eff. April 8, 2002;
Pursuant
				  to G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0518 - REPEALED - CONTINUING EDUCATION

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-71(f);
Eff. July 1, 1994;
Repealed Eff. July 1,
				  2000.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0519 - FINGERPRINTS REQUIRED FOR CRIMINAL RECORD CHECKS

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(a)
				The following individuals shall furnish the Commissioner with a complete set of
				fingerprints as authorized by
				G.S.
				58-71-51:
(1) An applicant for an initial professional
				bail bondsman, surety bail bondsman, or runner license;
(2) A licensed professional bail bondsman,
				surety bail bondsman, or runner applying for another type professional bail
				bondsman, surety bail bondsman, or runner license;
(3) A professional bail bondsman, surety bail
				bondsman, or runner license applicant applying for reinstatement of a license
				that has lapsed or expired;
(4) A
				professional bail bondsman, surety bail bondsman, or runner license applicant
				who has been disqualified in any manner under Chapter 58;
(5) A professional bail bondsman, surety bail
				bondsman, or runner license applicant whose license has been suspended or
				revoked for non-payment of child support pursuant to
				G.S.
				110-142.1; and
(6) A licensed professional bail bondsman,
				surety bail bondsman, or runner submitting a renewal application in an
				even-year pursuant to
				G.S.
				58-71-75.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0521 - BAIL BOND MONTHLY REPORT

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A professional bail bondsman shall file the written report
				  required by
				  G.S.
				  58-71-165 electronically with the
				  Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee.
Authority 58-2-40;
				  58-2-250; 58-71-165;
Eff. October 1, 2010;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0522 - CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

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(a) Each
				person holding a professional bail bondsman, surety bail bondsman or runner's
				license shall obtain three hours of continuing education pursuant to
				G.S.
				58-71-71(b).
(b) An instructor shall receive the maximum
				BCEC awarded to a student for the course.
(c) Licensees shall maintain records of all
				BCECs for five years after obtaining the BCEC, and shall make them available
				for inspection by the Commissioner upon request.
(d) A licensee is exempt from the
				requirements of this Rule if the licensee provides proof of one of the
				following:
(1) active military service;
				or
(2) he or she is in compliance
				with G.S.
				58-71-71(c).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0523 - QUALIFICATION FOR BCEC

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(a) The
				Commissioner shall award one BCEC for each instructional hour.
(b) Courses shall not be approved for less
				than one BCEC.
(c) Course providers
				shall monitor participants for attendance and ensure that licensees complete
				the BCEC hours approved by the Commissioner. Participants shall not read any
				material other than related to the course during instructional hours or use any
				electronic devices such as cell phones, laptops, computers other than what is
				provided by the instructor as part of the curriculum of the course.
(d) The licensee shall attend 100 percent of
				the course for BCEC.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-71;
Eff. October
				  1, 2010;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0524 - BCEC EXTENSION OF TIME: HARDSHIP

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(a) A
				licensee may request in writing to the Commissioner an extension of time in
				which to complete BCEC if the request is made 45 days prior to the expiration
				date of the license.
(b) The
				Commissioner shall deny or grant the requested extension no later than 30 days
				prior to the expiration date of the license.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-71;
Eff. October
				  1, 2010;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0526 - APPROVAL OF BCEC COURSES

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(a) Providers
				of all courses shall file with the Commissioner copies of program catalogs,
				course outlines and copies of advertising literature before the course is
				approved pursuant to
				G.S.
				58-71-71(d).
(b) A provider shall submit course attendance
				records electronically within 15 business days after course
				completion.
(c) An error on the
				licensee's record that is caused by the provider in submitting the course
				attendance records shall be resolved by the provider within 15 days after the
				discovery of the error by the provider.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-71;
Eff. October
				  1, 2010;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0528 - SANCTIONS FOR BCEC NONCOMPLIANCE BY LICENSEES, COURSE PROVIDERS AND INSTRUCTORS

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(a) The Commissioner shall proceed with
				administrative action under
				G.S.
				58-71-80 against a professional bail
				bondsman, surety bail bondsman or runner licensee for any of the following
				causes:
(1) Failing to respond to Department
				inquiries, including continuing education audit requests, within seven calendar
				days after the receipt of the inquiry or request;
(2) Requesting an extension of time to
				complete BCEC under false pretenses; or
(3) Refusing to cooperate with Department
				employees in an investigation or inquiry.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0530 - ISSUANCE OF AND CONTINUATION BCEC OF PROVIDER APPROVAL

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(a) Any individual or entity intending to
				provide classes, seminars, or other forms of instruction as approved courses
				shall submit:
(1) an application provided by
				the Commissioner for provider approval; and
(2) an application provided by the
				Commissioner for course approval.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0532 - EXAMINATIONS: SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS (AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT)

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An individual with a physical disability may have special
				  assistance from other individuals acting as readers or recorders for the state
				  licensing examination. Applicants requiring special assistance shall request
				  the assistance from the professional testing service before registration for
				  the examination. Verification of handicaps and a statement of all assistance
				  needed shall be included at the time of application.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-70;
Eff. October
				  1, 2010;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0533 - SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS

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The Division shall publish or cause to have published the
				  current schedules of state professional bail bondsman, surety bail bondsman,
				  and runner examinations. The schedules shall include day, time and location of
				  each examination.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-70;
Eff. October
				  1, 2010;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0534 - CERTIFICATE OF COURSE COMPLETION

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A Certificate of Course Completion shall be signed by an
				  approved prelicensing provider or instructor indicating that the applicant has
				  completed the mandatory prelicensing education requirements as specified in
				  G.S.
				  58-71-71. Certificates of Course Completion
				  expire six months from issuance.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-71;
Eff. October
				  1, 2010;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0535 - EXAMINATION AUTHORIZATION LETTER

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After review of the professional bail bondsman, surety bail
				  bondsman, or runner license application and verification the applicant meets
				  the qualifications for licensure as prescribed by
				  G.S.
				  58-71-50 and has submitted license fees as
				  specified in
				  G.S.
				  58-71-55, the Division shall issue an
				  Examination Authorization Letter which allows the professional bail bondsman,
				  surety bail bondsman, and runner license applicant to make a reservation to sit
				  for the bail bond examination. The Examination Authorization letter is valid
				  for 30 days from date of issuance.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-70;
				  58-71-71;
Eff. October
				  1, 2010;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0536 - RESPONSIBILITY OF APPLICANT AT EXAMINATION SITE

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(a)
				Professional bail bondsman, surety bail bondsman, or runner license applicants
				shall bring to the examination site the Examination Authorization letter issued
				by the Division, the confirmation numbers obtained from the testing service at
				the time of examination reservation, and two forms of proof of identity, one of
				which shall be photo bearing.
(b)
				Applicants are allowed to bring the following examination supplies to the
				examination site:
(1) a simple function
				calculator;
(2) pens; and
(3) pencils.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0537 - ADMINISTRATION OF EXAMINATION

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(a)
				Professional bail bondsman, surety bail bondsman, or runner license applicants
				may use a simple function calculator during the examination.
(b) Applicants shall not take cellular
				telephones, textbooks, other books or papers into the examinations. Applicants
				found to have any of these materials shall not be allowed to continue the
				examination.
(c) Applicants may
				leave the examination room only after obtaining permission from the examination
				proctors and handing in exam materials. No extra time shall be allowed for
				completing the examination.
(d) Any
				applicant who gives or receives assistance during the examination shall turn in
				all exam materials and leave the room. Under these circumstances, the
				applicant's answer sheet shall not be scored and information regarding the
				giving of assistance shall be reported by the proctors to the
				Commissioner.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  58-2-40;
				  58-71-70;
				  58-71-71;
Eff. October
				  1, 2010;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. June 25,
				  2016.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0539 - BAIL BOND PRELICENSING EDUCATION PROVIDER

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(a) This
				Rule applies to all bail bond prelicensing providers offering a prelicensing
				course prescribed by
				G.S.
				58-71-71. All providers desiring to conduct a
				prelicensing course shall be approved and issued a certificate of authority by
				the Commissioner before commencement of the courses.
(b) A provider seeking approval to conduct a
				prelicensing course shall make written application to the Commissioner for a
				certificate of authority.
(c) The
				Division shall approve a provider when:
(1)
				the provider has submitted all information required by the rules in this
				Section;
(2) the course to be
				conducted complies with Rule
				11 NCAC
				13 .0541 of this Section; and
(3) the provider has a qualified instructor
				to teach bail bonding for which it is seeking approval.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 11 - INSURANCE › Chapter 13 - AGENT SERVICES DIVISION - NON-INSURANCE ENTITIES › Section .0500 - BAIL BONDSMEN AND RUNNERS › Section 13 .0541 - BAIL BOND PRELICENSING EDUCATION COURSES

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(a) Providers
				shall offer no less than 12 instructional hours of prelicensing
				education.
(b) The following
				requirements are course standards:
(1) All
				courses shall consist of instruction on bail bonding licensing, regulations,
				procedures for setting bail and forfeiture of bail as set forth in Chapter 58
				Article 71 and Chapter 15A Article 26 and 37 of the North Carolina General
				Statutes.
(2) Courses may also
				include coverage of related subject areas not prescribed by the Commissioner;
				however, such courses must provide additional class time, above the minimum
				requirement stated in Paragraph (a) of this Rule, for the coverage of such
				subject areas.
(3) Prelicensing
				courses shall be for instructional purposes only and not for promoting the
				interests of or recruiting employees for any particular bail bond agency or
				surety insurance company.
(4)
				Providers shall establish and enforce academic standards for course completion
				that assure that students receiving a passing grade possess knowledge and
				understanding of the subject areas prescribed for the course.
(5) Providers shall conduct a comprehensive
				course examination that covers all subject areas prescribed by the Commissioner
				for each course. Providers may allow a student to make up a missed examination
				or to retake a failed examination in accordance with policies adopted by the
				provider. No comprehensive course examination shall be given until a student
				has completed the instructional requirement as prescribed in Subparagraph (1)
				of this Paragraph.
(6) Students
				shall attend the minimum 12 hours of bail bond instruction set forth in
				Paragraph (a) of this Rule. Time set aside for breaks, pop-tests, quizzes, the
				final comprehensive course examination and other non-instructional activities
				shall not count toward the minimum instructional requirement.