Governor Pat McCroy of North Carolina signed a number of bills into law recently. H.B. 446 amended the statutes governing bail bondsmen. The bill increased the minimum age requirement for bail bondsmen in the State from 18 years old to 21 years old. It also lengthened the time limit for the return of collateral security and allowed extended access to criminal case information from the court.
The House and Senate overwhelmingly approved the Bill earlier in the 2015 session. Governor McCroy met little resistance as he signed this bill into law. The time limit to return collateral security collected by a bondsman was increased from 72 hours to 15 days after the final termination of liability on the bond allowing for a fair amount of time to return the goods. The rewriting of this bail statute is projected to save bondsmen thousands of dollars each year with the increased access to case information alone.
North Carolina is making waves in the bail community with the passage of this law. Many hope that other states will take note and make amendments to their own statutes governing licensed bail agents. With simply allowing case information access to bail agents, time and money can be saved immediately. For most people it is a win-win solution.
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