Oklahoma § 59-1308 - Examinations - Fees

§ 59-1308. Examinations - Fees

A. The applicant for bail bondsman licensure shall be required

to take an examination prepared by the Insurance Commissioner,

testing the applicant’s ability and qualifications to be a bail

bondsman. Applications 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 applicant to be considered for licensure. Bail bondsman

licenses issued prior to the effective date of this act, as a result

of a successful completion of a remote examination, shall be valid

licenses from the time of issuance.

B. Each applicant shall become eligible for examination if the

applicant has completed sixteen (16) hours of education as required

by Section 1308.1 of this title prior to the examination.

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 to pass an examination shall not

preclude the applicant from taking subsequent examinations;

provided, however, that at least thirty (30) days shall intervene

between examinations; and provided further, after a third or

subsequent examination failure, an applicant may not be examined for

at least one (1) year after the last examination failure.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 184, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 1966. Amended by Laws

1984, c. 225, § 8, emerg. eff. May 23, 1984; Laws 1987, c. 211, § 9,

eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1989, c. 257, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1989; Laws

1991, c. 139, § 2, emerg. eff. April 29, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 98, §

4, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1995, c. 357, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995;

Laws 2011, c. 242, § 13 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 13, eff. June 20,

2011; Laws 2017, c. 161, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Laws 2023, c. 148,

§ 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 2023.

NOTE: Laws 2011, c. 242, § 13 and Laws 2011, c. 293, § 13 made

identical changes to this section.