{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1350.9","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1350.9","heading":"Qualifications - Publication of address - Liability","body":"insurance.\n\nA. Except as prohibited by Section 1350.3 of this title, a bail\n\nenforcer license or an armed bail enforcer license may be issued to\n\nan applicant meeting the following qualifications. The applicant\n\nshall:\n\n1. Be a citizen of the United States or an alien legally\n\nresiding in the United States and have a minimum of six (6) months\n\nlegal residence documented in this state;\n\n2. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;\n\n3. Have a high school diploma or GED, or offer proof sufficient\n\nto CLEET of equivalent GED qualifications, and have successfully\n\ncompleted the training and psychological evaluation requirements for\n\nthe license applied for, as prescribed by the Council on Law\n\nEnforcement Education and Training;\n\n4. Have no final victim protection orders issued in any state\n\nas a defendant;\n\n5. Have no record of a felony conviction or any expungement or\n\na deferred judgment or suspended sentence for a felony offense,\n\nunless at least fifteen (15) years have passed since the completion\n\nof the sentence and no other convictions have occurred or are\n\npending. Provided, no person convicted of a felony offense shall be\n\neligible for an armed bail enforcer license;\n\n6. Have no record of conviction for assault or battery,\n\naggravated assault or battery, larceny, theft, false pretense,\n\nfraud, embezzlement, false personation of an officer, any offense\n\ninvolving a minor as a victim, any nonconsensual sex offense, any\n\noffense involving the possession, use, distribution, or sale of a\n\ncontrolled dangerous substance, any offense of driving while\n\nintoxicated or driving under the influence of intoxicating\n\nsubstance, any offense involving a firearm, or any other offense as\n\nprescribed by the Council.\n\na. If any conviction which disqualifies an applicant\n\noccurred more than five (5) years prior to the\n\napplication date and the Council is convinced the\n\noffense constituted an isolated incident and the\n\napplicant has been rehabilitated, the Council may, in\n\nits discretion, waive the conviction disqualification\n\nas provided for in this paragraph and issue an unarmed\n\nbail enforcer license, but shall not issue an armed\n\nbail enforcer license if the offense involved the use\n\nof a firearm, was violent in nature, or was a felony\n\noffense other than a driving offense.\n\nb. Under oath, the applicant shall certify that he or she\n\nhas no disqualifying convictions as specified in the\n\nBail Enforcement and Licensing Act or by rule of the\n\nCouncil, or that more than five (5) years have lapsed\n\nsince the completion of the sentence for a\n\ndisqualifying conviction.\n\nc. The applicant shall further meet all other\n\nqualifications, including, but not limited to, the\n\nrequirement to provide CLEET and the Oklahoma State\n\nBureau of Investigation with individual fingerprints\n\nfor a state and national criminal history records\n\nsearch and a current individual photograph with the\n\ncompleted CLEET application for a bail enforcer\n\nlicense.\n\nd. If upon completion of the required background\n\ninvestigation it is discovered that a disqualifying\n\nconviction exists, the Council shall immediately\n\nrevoke or deny the bail enforcer license of the\n\napplicant;\n\n7. Make a statement that the applicant is not currently\n\nundergoing treatment for a mental illness, condition, or disorder,\n\nmake a statement whether the applicant has ever been adjudicated\n\nincompetent or committed to a mental institution, and make a\n\nstatement regarding any history of illegal drug use or alcohol\n\nabuse. Upon presentation by the Council of the name, gender, date\n\nof birth, and address of the applicant to the Department of Mental\n\nHealth and Substance Abuse Services, the Department of Mental Health\n\nand Substance Abuse Services shall notify the Council within ten\nted\n\nincompetent or committed to a mental institution, and make a\n\nstatement regarding any history of illegal drug use or alcohol\n\nabuse. Upon presentation by the Council of the name, gender, date\n\nof birth, and address of the applicant to the Department of Mental\n\nHealth and Substance Abuse Services, the Department of Mental Health\n\nand Substance Abuse Services shall notify the Council within ten\n\n(10) days whether the computerized records of the Department\n\nindicate the applicant has ever been involuntarily committed to an\n\nOklahoma state mental institution. For purposes of this subsection,\n\n\"currently undergoing treatment for a mental illness, condition, or\n\ndisorder\" means the person has been diagnosed by a licensed\n\nphysician or psychologist as being afflicted with a substantial\n\ndisorder of thought, mood, perception, psychological orientation, or\n\nmemory that significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to\n\nrecognize reality, or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life\n\nand such condition continues to exist;\n\n8. Make a statement regarding any misdemeanor domestic violence\n\ncharges;\n\n9. Provide proof of liability insurance or an individual bond\n\nin a minimum amount established by the Bail Enforcement and\n\nLicensing Act; and\n\n10. Provide a statement of self-employment as a sole proprietor\n\nbail enforcer.\n\nB. 1. A bail enforcer shall be required to maintain a physical\n\naddress and phone number publically available and published in the\n\ncity or county where the physical address is located. Only a\n\nlicensed bail enforcer may accept a client contract to perform the\n\nservices of a bail enforcer.\n\n2. A licensed bail enforcer shall be required to maintain\n\ncomplete records of all clients, defendants and apprehensions, and\n\nagree such records shall be available to CLEET for inspection at any\n\ntime during regular business hours.\n\nC. 1. All bail enforcers shall obtain and maintain either a\n\nliability insurance policy or a surety bond that allows persons to\n\nrecover for actionable injuries, loss, or damage as a result of the\n\nwillful, or wrongful acts or omissions of the licensee and protects\n\nthis state, its agents, officers and employees from judgments\n\nagainst the licensee, and is further conditioned upon the faithful\n\nand honest conduct of the licensee.\n\n2. The liability insurance policy or surety bond required in\n\nthis subsection shall be in the minimum amount of Ten Thousand\n\nDollars ($10,000.00).\n\n3. Liability insurance policies or bonds issued pursuant to\n\nthis subsection shall not be modified or canceled unless ten (10)\n\ndays' prior written notice is given to the Council. All persons\n\ninsured or bonded pursuant to this subsection shall be insured by an\n\ninsurance carrier or bonded by a surety company licensed and\n\nauthorized to do business in the state. Failure to obtain and\n\nmaintain sufficient liability insurance or bond as provided in the\n\nBail Enforcement and Licensing Act shall be grounds for revocation\n\nof a license.\n\nD. Upon written notice, any license may be placed on inactive\n\nstatus.","path":["OK Code","Title 59"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os59.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"5528b0667f9f2010d83a32393c93be1967d7cc4a0e9ebf2c8416a381b504963c","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1350.8","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1351"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}