Bill Text: CT HB05116 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5116 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Oversight And Regulation Of Surety Bail Bond Agents And Professional Bondsmen.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-09 - Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security [HB05116 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05116-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5116*
*January Session, 2013*		LCO No. 155

Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. DAVIS C., 57th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE OVERSIGHT AND REGULATION OF SURETY BAIL BOND AGENTS AND PROFESSIONAL BONDSMEN.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapters 533 and 700f of the general statutes be amended to increase the oversight authority of the Insurance Department and the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to regulate surety bail bond agents and professional bondsmen, respectively, and that any bond set by a court as a condition of release for a person charged with a family violence offense shall be paid in full and a promissory note shall not be accepted as an assurance.

Statement of Purpose:

To reduce costs in the judicial system and better protect victims of domestic violence by revising the bail bond process and increasing oversight of surety bail bond agents and professional bondsmen.