New Hampshire § 598-A-1 - Section 598-A:1 Approval and Registration.
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§ 598-A-1. Section 598-A:1 Approval and Registration.
To promote efficiency and economy, eliminate redundancies in licensure requirements, reduce administrative costs, and facilitate customer service, the responsibility for registration of professional bondsmen shall be transferred to the office of professional licensure and certification effective July 1, 2023. No person proposing to become bail or surety in a criminal case for hire or reward, either received or to be received, shall be accepted as such unless the person shall have been approved and registered as a professional bondsman by the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification; provided, however, no person proposing to become bail or surety in a criminal case in any calendar year after having become bail or surety in criminal cases on 5 separate occasions in said year shall be accepted thereafter during that year as bail or surety unless the person shall have been approved and registered as a professional bondsman as provided in this section.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 598-A-1 cover?
Section 598-A-1 ("Section 598-A:1 Approval and Registration.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. 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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