Oklahoma § 59-1350.10 - Application

§ 59-1350.10. Application

A. 1. Application for a bail enforcer license shall be made on

forms provided by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and

Training and shall be submitted in writing by the applicant under

oath. The application shall require the applicant to furnish

information reasonably required by the Council to implement the

provisions of the Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act, including

classifiable fingerprints to enable the search of criminal indices

for evidence of a prior criminal record, including, but not limited

to, a national criminal history record check as defined by Section

150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

2. Upon request of the Council, the Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation and other state and local law enforcement agencies

shall furnish a copy of any existent criminal history data relating

to an applicant to enable the Council to determine the

qualifications and fitness of such applicant for a license.

B. 1. On and after February 1, 2015, the original application

and any license renewal shall be accompanied by a fee of:

a.

Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for an unarmed bail

enforcer license, or

b.

Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for an armed bail

enforcer license.

If an individual does not qualify for the type of license or

renewal license requested, the Council shall retain twenty percent

(20%) of the licensing fee as a processing fee and refund the

remaining amount to the individual or agency submitting payment. In

addition to the fees provided in this subsection, the original

application for a bail enforcer license shall be accompanied by a

nonrefundable fee for a national criminal history record check with

fingerprint analysis, as provided in Section 150.9 of Title 74 of

the Oklahoma Statutes.

2. A licensee whose license has been suspended may apply for

reinstatement of license after the term of the suspension has

passed, if otherwise qualified. Any application for reinstatement

following a suspension of licensure shall be accompanied by a

nonrefundable fee of:

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a.

One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the reinstatement of

an unarmed bail enforcer license, or

b.

One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for an armed bail

enforcer license.

A revoked license shall not be reinstated.

3. Any renewal application of a license received after the

expiration date of the license shall be accompanied by a

nonrefundable late fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for an unarmed bail

enforcer license and a late fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for

an armed bail enforcer license. A license application received more

than thirty (30) days after the expiration date is not renewable and

the applicant must complete a new application.

4. The fees charged and collected, including portions of fees

retained as processing fees, pursuant to the provisions of this

section shall be deposited to the credit of the CLEET Bail

Enforcement Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 1350.20 of

this title.

C. On and after February 1, 2015, a bail enforcer license or

armed bail enforcer license shall be valid for a period of three (3)

years and may be renewed for additional three-year terms.

D. The Council shall devise a system for issuance of licenses

for the purpose of evenly distributing the expiration dates of the

licenses.

E. Pursuant to rule, the Council may issue a duplicate license

to a person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Bail

Enforcement and Licensing Act. On and after February 1, 2015, the

Council may assess a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for the

issuance of a duplicate license. The fee shall accompany the

request for a duplicate license. All duplicate license fees shall

be deposited to the credit of the CLEET Bail Enforcement Revolving

Fund created pursuant to Section 1350.20 of this title.

Added by Laws 2013, c. 407, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by

Laws 2014, c. 373, § 6, eff. July 1, 2014; Laws 2019, c. 246, § 1,

eff. Nov. 1, 2019.