Rule 531(A) (6) - (9) - Qualifications of Surety(6)Corporate Surety.(a) Every corporate surety company duly authorized to do business in Pennsylvania may become surety on any bail bond required to be filed in the Court provided that a current Certificate of Authority issued to it by the Insurance Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, evidencing such right, along with the current financial statement, shall be filed with the Clerk of Courts. No bond shall be executed by any corporate surety after May 15 of any year until such a certificate is issued after March 31 of the same year and the financial statement shall have been filed with the Clerk of Courts.(b) No bond shall be executed by any corporate surety where the aggregated maximum amount of unsettled and outstanding bail forfeitures, as determined by the Berks County Solicitor, is Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000.00) Dollars. The County Solicitor shall immediately notify the Clerk of Courts, the District Attorney and the Magisterial District Judges of Berks County, of any corporate surety having reached this maximum limit. The Clerk of Courts and Magisterial District Judges shall immediately cease executing bonds by the corporate surety. When appropriate financial settlement has been made with the County of Berks, as determined by the County Solicitor, he shall notify the Clerk of Courts and Magisterial District Judges that execution of bonds by the corporate surety may resume.(7) Surety Agents.(a) Every agent, acting on behalf of a corporate surety, may execute a bail bond required to be filed in this Court provided that a Power of Attorney issued by the corporate surety setting forth the maximum limit of liability per bail along with proof of licensing by the Insurance Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, shall be filed with the Clerk of Courts. No bond shall be executed by any surety agent after the expiration of such Power of Attorney until a new Power of Attorney shall have been filed with the Clerk of Courts.(b) No bond shall be executed by a surety agent of any corporate surety authorized to do business in Berks County where the aggregate maximum amount of unsettled and outstanding bail forfeitures for all corporate sureties for which the surety agent is writing bonds, as determined by the Berks County Solicitor, is Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000.00) Dollars. The County Solicitor shall immediately notify the Clerk of Courts, the District Attorney and the Magisterial District Judges of Berks County, of any surety agent having reached this maximum limit. The Clerk of Courts and Magisterial District Judges shall immediately cease executing bonds by the surety agent. When appropriate financial settlement has been made with the County of Berks, as determined by the County Solicitor, he shall notify the Clerk of Courts and Magisterial District Judges that execution of bonds by the surety agent may resume.(8) Professional Bail Bondsman.(a) Every professional bail bondsman, duly authorized to do business in Pennsylvania, may become surety on any bail bond required to be filed in this Court, provided that a currently valid registration and license from the Insurance Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.§ 5742, evidencing such right shall be filed with the Clerk of Courts. Every professional bail bondsman must present proof that he or she maintains an office in Berks County from which his or her business is conducted pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.§ 5744, and he or she must post and maintain as security with the Clerk the sum of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars in United States currency or securities of the United States Government.(b) No bond shall be executed by any professional bail bondsman where the aggregate maximum amount of unsettled and outstanding bail forfeitures, as determined by the Berks County Solicitor is Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000.00) Dollars. The County Solicitor shall immediately notify the Clerk of Courts, the District Attorney and the Magisterial District Judges of Berks County of any professional bail bondsman having reached this maximum limit. The Clerk of Courts and Magisterial District Judges shall immediately cease executing bonds by the professional bail bondsman. When appropriate financial settlement has been made with the County of Berks, as determined by the County Solicitor, he shall notify the Clerk of Courts and Magisterial District Judges that execution of bonds by the professional bail bondsman may resume.Berk. Cnty. Pa. 531(A) (6) - (9)