811.12  Limitations.

1.  A person shall not take or attempt to take into custody the principal on a bail bond, either as a surety on a bail bond in a criminal proceeding or as an agent of such surety, unless such person has complied with all of the following, if applicable:

a.  Notification or registration with a chief law enforcement officer under section 80A.3A.

b.  Licensing requirements for bail enforcement businesses and bail enforcement agents under chapter 80A.

2.  A person other than a certified peace officer shall not be authorized to apprehend, detain, or arrest a principal on a bail bond, wherever issued, unless one of the following applies:

a.  The person is a bail enforcement agent licensed under chapter 80A and has notified the chief law enforcement officer under section 80A.3A.

b.  The person is a bail enforcement agent licensed under the laws of another state and has registered with the chief law enforcement officer under section 80A.3A.

c.  The person is a bail enforcement agent from a state that does not license such businesses who has registered with the chief law enforcement officer under section 80A.3A.

d.  The person is a bail enforcement agent exempt from licensing requirements pursuant to section 80A.2, subsection 3.

Section History: Recent form

  98 Acts, ch 1149, §13; 99 Acts, ch 105, §1


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