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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 540 By: Montgomery
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to bail bondsmen; amending 59 O.S.
2021, Section 1308, which relates to bail bondsmen
application processing; removing requirement for
applicants for licensure to appear in per son for
examination; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE O F OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1308, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1308. A. The applicant for bail bondsman licensure
shall be required to appear in person and take an examination
prepared by the Insurance Commissioner, testing the applicant’s
ability and qualifications to be a bai l bondsman. Applicatio ns are
valid for three (3) months after submission. If an applicant has
not acted upon the application within that period, a new application
and fees shall be submitted for the appl icant to be considered for
licensure.
B. Each applicant shall become elig ible for examination if the
applicant has completed sixteen (16) hours of education as required
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by Section 1308.1 of this title prior to the exam ination.
Examinations shall be held at times and places as designated by the
Commissioner.
C. The fee for the examination shall be One Hundred Dollars
($100.00). Results will be provided after the applicant is
examined.
D. The failure of an applicant t o pass an examination shall not
preclude the applicant from taking subsequent examinatio ns;
provided, however, that at least thirty (30) days shall intervene
between examinations; and provided further, after a third or
subsequent examination failure, an ap plicant may not be examined for
at least one (1) year after the last examination failure .
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-404 RD 1/17/2023 5:30:50 PM