Oklahoma § 59-1350.13 - Restrictions on bail enforcers

§ 59-1350.13. Restrictions on bail enforcers

No person licensed as a bail enforcer shall:

1. Invade the privacy of a defendant without lawful authority

or divulge any information gained by him or her in the course of

employment except as the client may direct as permitted by law, or

as may be required by law to be disclosed;

2. Willfully make a false report to any person;

3. Attempt any location, recovery or surrender of a defendant

without having in his or her possession a written client contract;

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4. Attempt any location, recovery or surrender of a defendant

without having in his or her possession a certified copy of the

undertaking or bail bond contract;

5. Wear any apparel, badges, shields, ballistic vest or helmet

during the recovery of a defendant unless such item is clearly

marked "Bail Enforcer" or "Bail Enforcement";

6. Carry any firearm or weapon in the recovery of a defendant

without a valid armed bail enforcer license, or carry any firearm or

weapon when wearing bail enforcer apparel and not actively engaged

in the recovery of a defendant;

7. Point, display or discharge a firearm or weapon or

administer a noxious substance as defined by the Bail Enforcement

and Licensing Act in the recovery of a defendant without lawful

authority and training as provided by the rules promulgated by the

Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training;

8. Wear any uniform or use any title, insignia, badge or

identification card or make any statements that would lead a person

to believe that he or she is connected in any way with the federal

government, a state government, or any political subdivision of a

state government, or law enforcement agency, or to permit another

person assisting in a recovery of a defendant to do such prohibited

acts;

9. Unlawfully enter into the dwelling house, structure,

property or vehicle of a defendant or third party;

10. Improperly use force against a defendant or third party;

11. Disobey any local ordinance, state or federal law,

including traffic laws, in attempting to locate, recover or

surrender a defendant;

12. Use a fictitious name in the recovery of a defendant;

13. Use or modify any vehicle for purposes of bail enforcement

that resembles or bears markings or exterior equipment similar to

those markings or equipment of an authorized law enforcement agency

in this state, or any of its political subdivisions, or that bear

any fictitious name, emblems, stickers, seals or design that would

imply to the public that the vehicle is a law enforcement vehicle

from this state, another state, any political subdivision of a

state, the United States, or another country or territory; or

14. Disobey any rules promulgated for the Bail Enforcement and

Licensing Act.

A violation of any provision of this subsection shall be

punishable as provided in Section 1350.2 of this title. In

addition, the Council may suspend or revoke the license of the bail

enforcer as provided by the rules promulgated pursuant to the Bail

Enforcement and Licensing Act.

Added by Laws 2013, c. 407, § 14, eff. Nov. 1, 2013. Amended by

Laws 2014, c. 373, § 8, eff. July 1, 2014.

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