General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6171
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 813
Referred to Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
Introduced by:
REP. DAVIS C., 57th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6171
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 813
Referred to Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
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 Public Safety 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 while protecting victims of domestic violence.