1. A. The application for license to serve as a bail bondsman must affirmatively show that the applicant:

   1. 1. Is a person who has reached the age of twenty-one (21) years;
   2. 2. Is of good character and reputation;
   3. 3. Has not been previously convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony, or to a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or dishonesty;
   4. 4. Is a citizen of the United States;
   5. 5. Has been a bona fide resident of the state for at least one (1) year;
   6. 6. Will actively engage in the bail bond business;
   7. 7. Has knowledge or experience, or has received instruction in the bail bond business; and
   8. 8. Has a high school diploma or its equivalent; provided, however, the provisions of this paragraph shall apply only to initial applications for license submitted on or after November 1, 1997, and shall not apply to renewal applications for license
2. B. The applicant shall apply in writing on forms prepared and supplied by the Insurance Commissioner, and the Commissioner may propound any reasonable interrogatories to an applicant for a license pursuant to Section 1301 et seq. of this title, or on any renewal thereof, relating to qualifications, residence, prospective place of business and any other matters which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, are deemed necessary or expedient in order to protect the public and ascertain the qualifications of the applicant. The Commissioner may also conduct any reasonable inquiry or investigation relative to the determination of the applicant's fitness to be licensed or to continue to be licensed.
3. C. An applicant shall furnish to the Commissioner a license fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) with the application, a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints and two recent credential-size full face photographs of the applicant. The applicant's fingerprints shall be certified by an authorized law enforcement officer. The applicant shall provide with the application an investigative fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) with which the Commissioner will conduct an investigation of the applicant. All fees shall be nonrefundable.
4. D. Failure of the applicant to secure approval of the Commissioner shall not preclude the applicant from reapplying, but a second application shall not be considered by the Commissioner within three (3) months after denial of the last application.

Laws 1965, c. 184, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1966. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 225, § 5, emerg. eff. May 23, 1984; Laws 1987, c. 211, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1992, c. 98, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 357, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Amended by Laws 1997, c. 251, § 1, eff. November 1,1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1997, c. 418, § 120, eff. November 1,1997 (superseded document available).