Full text of Utah Utah Code § 53-11-113 — Bail recovery agent and bail recovery apprentice licensure -- Surety bond -- Fee -- Workers' compensation. (Repealed 9/1/2026), with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-11-113. Bail recovery agent and bail recovery apprentice licensure -- Surety bond -- Fee -- Workers' compensation. (Repealed 9/1/2026)
An applicant for licensure as a bail recovery agent or as a bail recovery apprentice shall provide as part of the application:
(a)
the full name and address of the applicant;
(b)
two passport-size color photographs of the applicant;
(c)
the name of the bail bond recovery agency for which the applicant will be an employee or with which the applicant will be an independent contractor;
(d)
written indication by a bail bond recovery agency or its designee that it intends to employ or contract with the applicant; and
(e)
a notarized statement of the applicant's experience and qualifications required under Section 53-11-111 or 53-11-112, as appropriate.
(2)
The licensure application or renewal shall be accompanied by the fee required under Section 53-11-115.
(3)
An applicant for licensure, or renewal of licensure, as a bail recovery agent or a bail recovery apprentice shall include with the application a surety bond:
(a)
in the amount of $10,000;
(b)
that is in effect throughout the entire licensing period; and
(c)
that provides that the issuer of the surety bond will notify the bureau if the bond is cancelled or expired.
(4)
The bureau shall:
(a)
cancel a license if the bureau receives notice that the surety bond described in Subsection (3) is cancelled or expired;
(b)
notify a licensee when the bureau cancels a license under Subsection (4)(a); and
(c)
reinstate a license that has been cancelled under Subsection (4)(a), and has not otherwise been revoked, when the person whose license was cancelled:
(i)
files a surety bond described in Subsection (3) that is in effect for the remainder of the licensing period; and
(ii)
pays the licensing fee described in Section 53-11-115.
(5)
(a)
A license or a license renewal for a bail recovery agent or a bail recovery apprentice may not be granted to an applicant unless the employing bail bond recovery agency has on file with the department evidence of current workers' compensation coverage.
(b)
A bail recovery agent or bail recovery apprentice license may not be reinstated without providing verification of the reinstatement of the workers' compensation coverage and payment of the reinstatement fee required in Section 53-11-115.
(c)
The provisions of this Subsection (5) do not apply to a bail recovery agent or bail recovery apprentice who is working for a bail bond recovery agency as an independent contractor.
Repealed by Chapter 44, 2026 General Session Amended by Chapter 170, 2015 General Session
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