SB 204 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
04/01
SENATE BILL 204
This bill prohibits any person convicted of a felony from registering in this state as a bail recovery agent.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-1175
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to bail recovery agents.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Bail Recovery Agents; Registration. Amend RSA 597:7-b, II to read as follows:
II. Any person who operates as a recovery agent in this state, excluding licensed private detectives, shall be [trained and certified through a program approved by the Professional Bail Agents of the United States] a person of good character and shall register annually with the secretary of state. No person who has been convicted of a felony offense in this state or another jurisdiction, shall be permitted to register as a recovery agent. The secretary of state shall issue to each registered recovery agent proof of such registration. Effective July 1, 2000, each bail agency operating in this state shall annually provide to the secretary of state proof of liability insurance coverage in the amount of $300,000 for bail recovery activities of the agency's bail agents and bail recovery agents. This proof of insurance coverage shall be provided before the agency's bail agents are licensed or relicensed, and before the agency's bail recovery agents are registered or reregistered. Bail recovery agents acting as independent contractors shall provide proof of liability insurance coverage in the amount of $300,000 to the secretary of state before registration or reregistration. Any person who operates as a recovery agent in this state without meeting such certification, insurance, and registration requirements shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.