Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 648.42 (2025)
Registration of bail bond agents.
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648.42 Registration of bail bond agents.—A bail bond agent may not become a surety on an undertaking unless he or she has registered in the office of the sheriff and with the clerk of the circuit court in the county in which the bail bond agent resides. The bail bond agent may register in a like manner in any other county, and any bail bond agent shall file a certified copy of his or her appointment by power of attorney from each insurer which he or she represents as a bail bond agent with each of such officers. Registration and filing of a certified copy of renewed power of attorney shall be performed by April 1 of each odd-numbered year. The clerk of the circuit court and the sheriff may not permit the registration of a bail bond agent unless such bail bond agent is currently licensed by the department and appointed by an insurer.
History.—s. 14, ch. 29621, 1955; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 177, ch. 70-339; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 19, 71, 72, ch. 82-175; ss. 50, 51, ch. 84-103; s. 1, ch. 86-151; s. 5, ch. 87-321; ss. 26, 46, 47, ch. 90-131; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 27, ch. 96-372; s. 66, ch. 2023-144.
Note.—Former s. 903.50.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1973–1973 · leading case: Bailey v. State, 282 So. 2d 32 (Fla. 1st DCA 1973).
Bailey v. State, 282 So. 2d 32 (Fla. 1st DCA 1973). “[2] We have not overlooked F.S. 648.42, F.S.A., which requires a bondsman to register annually with the sheriff or the circuit court clerk, but note that registration is not made a vehicle for notification.”
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