{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-23-1101","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 23-1101","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purposes of this chapter —\n\n(1)\nthe term “bonding business” means the business of becoming surety for compensation upon bonds in criminal cases in the District of Columbia; and\n\n(2)\nthe term “bondsman” means any person or corporation engaged in the bonding business either as a principal or as an agent, clerk, or representative of another engaged in such business.","path":["Title 23. Criminal Procedure. [Enacted title]","Chapter 11. Professional Bondsmen."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/23-1101","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8bc2477948323d032469a5e9d82d0d419facf9ba6c01a9b80c6304bc1a11d29d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-23-903","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-23-1102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}