697.185 - Application for license as bail solicitor.

697.185  Application for license as bail solicitor.  An application for a license as a bail solicitor must be accompanied by:

      1.  Proof of the completion of a 6-hour course of instruction in bail bonds that is:

      (a) Offered by a state or national organization of bail agents or another organization that administers training programs for bail solicitors; and

      (b) Approved by the Commissioner.

      2.  An appointment by a licensed bail agent and a statement by the agent that the agent will exercise reasonable supervision over the conduct of the applicant and be responsible for the applicant’s conduct in the bail bond business.

      3.  A letter from a local law enforcement agency in the applicant’s county of residence which indicates that the applicant:

      (a) Has not been convicted of a felony in this state or of any offense committed in another state which would be a felony if committed in this state; and

      (b) Has not been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude or the unlawful use, sale or possession of a controlled substance.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 3382)