Section R722-310-4 - Application for Licensure(1)(a) An applicant seeking to obtain a license as a bail enforcement agent, bail recovery agent, or a bail recovery apprentice shall submit a completed application packet to the bureau.(b) The application packet shall include: (i) a written application form provided by the bureau with the applicant's residential or physical address and mailing or business address;(ii) one recent color photograph of passport quality which contains the applicant's name written on the back of the photograph, unless the applicant submitted a photo which meets these requirements to the bureau within the previous three years;(iii) a photocopy of a state-issued driver license or identification card;(iv) one completed FBI applicant fingerprint card (Form FD-258) with the applicant's legible fingerprints;(v) a non-refundable processing fee in the form of cash, check, money order, or credit card in the amount required by Section 53-11-115;(vi) documentation from an approved provider indicating that the applicant has completed the 16-hour training program, described in Subsection 53-11-108(4); and(vii) documentation showing the licensee has a surety bond in amount of $10,000 which meets the requirements described in Subsection 53-11-113(3).(2) If the applicant is applying for license as a bail enforcement agent, the applicant must also provide documentation indicating that the applicant has 2,000 hours of experience related to bail bond recovery and enforcement.(3) If an applicant for license as a bail enforcement agent wishes to operate a bail bond recovery agency, the applicant shall also provide:(a) the name under which the bail bond recovery agency will operate; and(b) a certificate of workers' compensation insurance, if applicable.(4) If the applicant is applying for license as a bail recovery agent, the applicant shall also provide: (a) documentation indicating that the applicant has 1,000 hours of experience related to bail bond recovery and enforcement; and(b) verification from a bail bond recovery agency indicating that the agency will employ or contract with the applicant.(5) If the applicant is applying for license as a bail recovery apprentice, the applicant shall also provide verification from a bail bond recovery agency indicating that the agency will employ or contract with the applicant.(6) If the applicant is seeking to carry a firearm as a licensee, the applicant shall comply with all of the requirements found in R722-300 and provide documentation from an approved bail enforcement firearms instructor indicating that the applicant has completed the 16-hour firearms training course required in Subsection 53-11-108(5).(7) Once the application packet is complete, the bureau shall submit it to the board for their review at the next regularly scheduled meeting.Utah Admin. Code R722-310-4
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-2, effective 12/22/2015Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-15, effective 7/11/2018