Licensing Requirements for Agents.
Each surety for the release of a person on bail must be qualified as:
(a) an insurer and represented by a surety bondsman;
(b) a professional bondsman; or
(c) an accommodation bondsman.
Before a license is issued to an applicant permitting him to act as a professional bondsman or runner, the applicant shall furnish to the director or his designee a complete set of his fingerprints and a recent passport size full-face photograph. The applicant’s fingerprints must be certified by an authorized law enforcement officer.
Before being issued the license, every applicant for a license as a professional bondsman, surety bondsman, or runner shall certify to the director that he:
(a) is eighteen years of age or older;
(b) is a resident of this State;
(c) is a person of good moral character and has not been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude within the last ten years;
(d) has knowledge, training, or experience of sufficient duration and extent to satisfy reasonably the director or his designee that he possesses the competence necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of a licensee.
Statutory Rates (Premium must be charged in accordance with PSC -S3GA filed rates for this state.)
Premium Rate: 12%
Minimum Premium: $60
Federal Rate: 12%
Collateral - Mortgage Form
Remission – Not Applicable
State Fees Per Bond - 2% of Liability of bond
(must be added to price quote)
Sheriff's Fee: $30 per bond