North Carolina § 58-71-45 - Terms of licenses.
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§ 58-71-45. Terms of licenses.
A license issued to a bail bondsman or to a runner authorizes the licensee to act in that capacity until the license is lapsed, suspended or revoked. The licensee shall return the license to the Commissioner within 10 working days of the lapse, suspension, or revocation of the license. A license of a bail bondsman and a license of a runner shall be renewed in accordance with G.S. 58-71-75 . After notifying the Commissioner in writing, a professional bondsman who employs a runner may cancel the runner's authority to act for the professional bondsman. History (1963, c. 1225, s. 10; 1975, c. 619, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 726, s. 3; 2009-536, ss. 1, 6; 2009-566, s. 14; 2019-179, s. 7(b).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2009-536, s. 6, repeals the amendment to G.S. 58-71-45 by Session Laws 2009-566, s. 14, contingent on House Bill 1166, 2009 Regular Session becoming law. House Bill 1166, 2009 Regular Session was enacted as Session Laws 2009-566. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-536, s. 1, effective August 28, 2009, substituted "in accordance with G.S. 58-71-75 " for "on July 1 of each year upon payment of the applicable renewal fee under G.S. 58-71-75 " at the end of the third sentence; deleted the former fourth sentence which read: "The Commissioner is not required to print renewal licenses."; and, in the fourth sentence, deleted "the runner's license and" following "may cancel." Session Laws 2019-179, s. 7(b), effective July 26, 2019, added "lapsed," following "is" in the first sentence; substituted "The" for "Upon the suspension or revocation of a license, the" at the beginning of the second sentence; and substituted "Commissioner within 10 working days of the lapse, suspension, or revocation of the license" for "Commissioner" at the end of the second sentence.
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