Notwithstanding any provision of the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act to the contrary, a licensed bondman in this state may seek assistance from, or provide assistance to, another licensed bondsman in this state or another state for purposes of apprehension and surrender of their defendant client whose undertaking or bail contract was written by the licensed bondsman or a bondsman appointed by an insurer doing business in this state; provided, the licensed bondsmen have a continuously valid licensed for five (5) or more years beginning the effective date of this act. The bondsman licensed in this state shall be required to obtain and maintain proof of the other bondsman's valid license and license duration requirement prior to permitting such person to engage in any act requiring a license in this state.

Laws 2014, SB 2003, c. 373, § 13, emerg. eff. July 1, 2014.