The following definitions as used in this part shall have the following meaning:

1. (1) "Arrestee" means any person actually detained or subject to detention in custody whose release may lawfully be affected by bail;
2. (2) "Bail bond" means a bond for a specified monetary amount executed by the defendant or principal and a qualified licensee which is issued to a court, magistrate, or authorized officer as security for the subsequent appearance of the defendant upon his or her release from actual custody pending the appearance;
3. (3) "Bail bondsman" means a professional bail bondsman as defined by Arkansas Code § 17-19-101;

4. (4)

   1. (A) "Bail enforcement agent” or “bounty hunter" means a person who is offered or given any compensation by a bail bond company or bail bondsman or surety in exchange for assisting the bail bondsman or surety in apprehending or surrendering any defendant.
   2. (B) This does not preclude the right of bail bondsmen or sureties to hire counsel or to ask assistance of law enforcement officers;
5. (5) "Board" means the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board;
6. (6) "Company" means a professional bail bond company;
7. (7) “Direct supervision” means the person is in the physical presence of, and acting pursuant to instructions from, an Arkansas-licensed bail bondsman;
8. (8) "Director" means the Executive Director of the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board;

9. (9) "Jail" means any:

   1. (A) Police station;
   2. (B) Sheriff’s office; or
   3. (C) Other place where persons in the custody of the law are detained;
10. (10) “Licensee” means a professional bail bond company or a professional bail bondsman;
11. (11) "Premium" means the money paid to a bail bondsman or professional bail bond company for release of an arrestee;
12. (12) "Principal" means the person or persons paying the bail bond premium or giving the collateral;
13. (13) “Private investigator” shall mean an Arkansas-licensed private investigator as defined by Arkansas Code § 17-40-102;
14. (14) “Stacking” means executing more than one (1) bond to avoid exceeding a bail bondsman’s current qualifying power of attorney; and
15. (15) “Surety” means the person or company responsible for the appearance of the defendant in court.