Idaho § 41-1038 - Definitions
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 41-1038 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-1038. Definitions
As used in sections 41-1037 through 41-1045 , Idaho Code:
(1) "Bail" means a monetary amount required by the court to release the defendant from custody and to ensure his appearance in court as ordered.
(2) "Bail agent" means a person who is a licensed producer in the line of surety insurance that is authorized by an insurer to execute or countersign undertakings of bail in connection with judicial proceedings.
(3) "Bail bond" means a financial guarantee, posted by a bail agent and underwritten by a surety insurance company, that the defendant will appear as ordered.
(4) "Collateral" means property of any kind given as security to obtain a bail bond.
(5) "Department" means the department of insurance.
(6) "Director" means the director of the department of insurance.
(7) "Person" means an individual or a business entity.
(8) "Retail consumers of bail bonds" means a defendant and any person who provides collateral to obtain any portion of a bail bond.
(9) "Surety" or "surety insurance company" means an admitted insurer authorized in the line of surety pursuant to title 41 , Idaho Code.
[41-1038, added 2003, ch. 104, sec. 2, p. 329; am. 2010, ch. 86, sec. 2, p. 165.]
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Section 41-1038 ("Definitions") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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