Multiple Amendments Enacted During the 2015 Legislative Session

1. A. The following persons or classes shall not be bail bondsmen, shall not perform the acts of a bail bondsman and shall not directly or indirectly receive any benefits from the execution of any bail bond:

   1. 1. Persons convicted of, or who have pled guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony or to a misdemeanor involving dishonesty or moral turpitude;
   2. 2. Jailers;
   3. 3. Police officers;
   4. 4. Committing judges;
   5. 5. Municipal or district court judges;
   6. 6. Prisoners;
   7. 7. Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and any person having the power to arrest or having anything to do with the control of federal, state, county or municipal prisoners;
   8. 8. Any person who possesses a permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 163.11 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes or is an officer, director or stockholder of any corporation holding such a permit;
   9. 9. Any person who is an agent or owner of any establishment at which low-point beer as defined by Section 163.2 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes is sold for on-premises consumption;
   10. 10. Any person who holds any license provided for in Section 518 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes or is an agent or officer of any such licensee, except for an individual holding an employee license pursuant to paragraph 20 of subsection A of Section 518 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
   11. 11. Any person who holds any license or permit from any city, town, county, or other governmental subdivision for the operation of any private club at which alcoholic beverages are consumed or provided;
   12. 12. Any person or agent of a retail liquor package store; and
   13. 13. Any person whose bail bondsman license has been revoked by the Insurance Commissioner.
2. B. This section shall not apply to a sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, or officer of the law who is not on duty and who assists in the apprehension of a defendant.

3. C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons possessing permits or licenses pertaining to low-point beer or alcoholic beverages, as defined in Sections 163.2 and 506 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which were issued prior to May 23, 1984. No one shall be permitted to maintain an office for conducting bail bonds business where low-point beer or alcoholic beverages are sold for on-premises consumption.

   Version 2 (as amended by Laws 2015, SB 101, c. 212, § 2, eff. November 1, 2015)

4. A. The following persons or classes shall not be bail bondsmen and shall not directly or indirectly receive any benefits from the execution of any bail bond:

   1. 1. Persons convicted of, or who have pled guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony or to a misdemeanor involving dishonesty or moral turpitude;
   2. 2. Jailers;
   3. 3. Police officers;
   4. 4. Committing judges;
   5. 5. Municipal or district court judges;
   6. 6. Prisoners;
   7. 7. Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and any person having the power to arrest or having anything to do with the control of federal, state, county or municipal prisoners;
   8. 8. Any person who possesses a permit pursuant to the provisions of Section 163.11 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes or is an officer, director or stockholder of any corporation holding such a permit, except as specifically authorized for a licensed bondsman in Section 1 of this act;
   9. 9. Any person who is an agent or owner of any establishment at which low-point beer as defined by Section 163.2 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes is sold for on-premises consumption, except as specifically authorized for a licensed bondsman in Section 1 of this act;
   10. 10. Any person who holds any license provided for in Section 518 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes or is an agent or officer of any such licensee, except for an individual holding an employee license pursuant to paragraph 20 of subsection A of Section 518 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes or as specifically authorized for a licensed bondsman in Section 1 of this act;
   11. 11. Any person who holds any license or permit from any city, town, county, or other governmental subdivision for the operation of any private club at which alcoholic beverages are consumed or provided, except as specifically authorized for a licensed bondsman in Section 1 of this act;
   12. 12. Any person or agent of a retail liquor package store; and
   13. 13. Any person whose bail bondsman license has been revoked by the Insurance Commissioner.
5. B. This section shall not apply to a sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, or officer of the law who is not on duty and who assists in the apprehension of a defendant.
6. C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons possessing permits or licenses pertaining to low-point beer or alcoholic beverages, as defined in Sections 163.2 and 506 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes, which were issued prior to May 23, 1984. No one shall be permitted to maintain an office for conducting bail bonds business where low-point beer or alcoholic beverages are sold for on-premises consumption.

Version 1 (as amended by Laws 2015, HB 1033, c. 110, § 7, eff. November 1, 2015) (repealed by Laws 2016, HB 3201, c. 210, § 34, emerg. eff. April 26, 2016)

Laws 1965, HB 642, c. 184, § 15, eff. January 1, 1966; Amended by Laws 1984, SB 433, c. 225, § 16, emerg. eff. May 23, 1984; Amended by Laws 1985, HB 1141, c. 114, § 1, emerg. eff. May 31, 1985; Amended by Laws 1987, HB 1033, c. 211, § 16, eff. November 1, 1987; Amended by Laws 1995, SB 129, c. 274, § 49, eff. November 1, 1995; Amended by Laws 1997, SB 281, c. 251, § 4, eff. November 1, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1997, SB 327, c. 418, § 122, eff. November 1, 1997 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1998, HB 3348, c. 5, § 18, emerg. eff. March 4, 1998 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2010, SB 2054, c. 222, § 59, eff. November 1, 2010 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2012, SB 1127, c. 82, § 3, eff. November 1, 2012 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2013, HB 2167, c. 150, § 5, eff. November 1, 2013 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2015, HB 1033, c. 110, § 7, eff. November 1, 2015 (repealed by Laws 2016, HB 3201, c. 210, § 34, emerg. eff. April 26, 2016); Amended by Laws 2015, SB 101, c. 212, § 2, eff. November 1, 2015 (superseded document available).