1. (1) The board shall:

   1. (a) meet:

      1. (i) at least quarterly; and
      2. (ii) at the call of the chair;

   2. (b) make written recommendations to the commissioner for rules governing the following aspects of the bail bond insurance business:

      1. (i) qualifications, applications, and fees for obtaining:

         1. (A) a license required by this Section 31A-35-401; or
         2. (B) a certificate;
      2. (ii) limits on the aggregate amounts of bail bonds;
      3. (iii) unprofessional conduct;
      4. (iv) procedures for hearing and resolving allegations of unprofessional conduct; and
      5. (v) sanctions for unprofessional conduct;

   3. (c) screen:

      1. (i) bail bond agency license applications; and
      2. (ii) persons applying for a bail bond agency license; and
   4. (d) recommend to the commissioner action regarding the granting, suspending, revoking, and reinstating of bail bond agency license.
2. (2) Nothing in Subsection (1)(d) precludes the commissioner from suspending a license under Section 31A-35-504.

3. (3) The board may:

   1. (a) conduct investigations of allegations of unprofessional conduct on the part of persons or bail bond agencies involved in the business of bail bond insurance; and

   2. (b) provide the results of the investigations described in Subsection (3)(a) to the commissioner with recommendations for:

      1. (i) action; and
      2. (ii) any appropriate sanctions.

Amended by Chapter 120, 2024 General Session