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An association by Bail
Agents for Bail Agents
working together for a
better tomorrow!
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ALERT: AS OF
12-28-2011 |
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Proposed
Rule
revisions
from the
Florida
Department
of Financial
Services |
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These
proposed
rules
pertain to
fines and
suspensions.
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http://www.bailflorida.com/images/2011-12-28-BailFLAgentsRevisions.pdf |
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THE NEW
SENATE BILL
1820 |
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http://www.bailflorida.com/images/2012-01-13-SB1820revised01.pdf |
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http://www.bailflorida.com/images/SenateBill1820.pdf
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Contact Mike
"Big Mike"
Nefzger at
bailone@msn.com
with any
questions
you may
have. |
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BAIL BOND
AGENTS:
REMINDER OF
TEMPORARY
AGENT
MINIMUM WAGE
REQUYIREMENT
From “THE
PULSE” |
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Bail bond
agents who
employ
temporary
bail bond
agents will
be required
to pay them
at least
$7.67 per
hour worked
effective
January 1,
2012. The
Florida
Statutes
require a
temporary
bail bond
agent to be
employed by
a
bail
bond agent
or bail bond
agency under
subsection
648.25(8)
and
subsection
648.355(1)(e),
F.S.. The
term
"employed"
makes it
clear the
temporary
bail bond
agent is
covered by
the state
minimum
wage.
Section
448.110,
Florida
Statutes,
sets the
minimum
amount an
employer may
pay their
employee.
Florida law
requires the
Florida
Department
of Economic
Opportunity
to calculate
a minimum
wage rate
each year.
Click here
to read the
latest
notice from
the
Department
of Economic
Opportunity
advising of
the minimum
wage in
Florida as
of January
1, 2012.
[See
448.110,
648.25(8), and
648.355(1)(e), Florida Statutes;
Rule 69B-221.051(4)(b), Florida Administrative Code]
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Florida
Rules of
Criminal
Procedure
3.131
and 3.132
(Read
Complete
Article) |
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Get Out of
Jail Free:
Taxpayer-Funded
Grants Place
Criminals on
the Street
Without
Posting Bail |
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For fiscal
year 2012,
the House
Appropriations
Committee
recommended
$357 million
for the
Edward Byrne
Justice
Assistance
Grant (JAG)
program
(H.R. 2596).
Byrne JAG
grants,
administered
by the
Bureau of
Justice
Assistance
(BJA), can
be used by
state and
local
governments
for 29 broad
criminal
justice
purposes,
including
funding
pretrial
release
services.
(Read
Complete
Article) |
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ALEC
pretrial
services
site:
A
reminder to
check in
with and
monitor ALEC
site on
pretrial.
You might
want to
alert your
agents about
it also.
Furthermore
if you have
interesting
items for
the site
send them
in.
http://www.gettingoutofjailforfree.com
To All
Interested
Parties:
The
Florida
Department
of Financial
Services,
Division of
Agent &
Agency
Services,
hereby
provides
notice that
the
amendments
to Rule
69B-221.051,
Florida
Administrative
Code,
relating to
bail bond
forms will
become
effective
April 18,
2011.
You may
access the
full text of
the amended
rule via the
following
link:
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/readFile.asp?sid=0&tid=9822334&type=1&file=69B-221.051.doc
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Media Alert
- February
17, 2011
AIA’s Chief
Legal
Officer,
Jerry
Watson, will
be
interviewed
on the
Nationally
Syndicated
Lars Larson
Radio
Program this
Thursday
February 17,
2011 at 5:30
PM (PST). He
will be
discussing
the bail
bond
industry and
pretrial
release. If
you would
like to hear
the
interview
please visit
the
following
site to
check the
station and
time of the
program in
your area,
http://www.larslarson.com/stationfinder.
Since this
is a
nationally
syndicated
program,
based on
your
location,
the timing
of the
airing may
vary. The
complete
interview
will be
posted on
our website
on Friday
February 18,
2011 in case
you are
unable to
tune in. |
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The BAIL
Florida will
announce
news that
affects the
bail bond
industry --
an industry
all Florida
bail agents
are all
engaged in!
Keep up with
issues and
other
information
by
Following Us
On Facebook.
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Post
Conviction
Bond - An
Innovative
Partnership
with the
Private
Surety Bail
Industry
October
8, 2010 |
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Many
states
across
the
country
are
grappling
with
prison
overcrowding
and
the
rising
cost
of
incarceration.
As a
result,
convicted
prisoners
may
be
released
from
their
sentences
early
and
return
to
the
public
realm.
Naturally,
such
releases
raise
questions
regarding
public
safety.
National
studies
continue
to
show
that
the
private
surety
bail
industry
is
the
most
effective
and
efficient
method
of
pretrial
release.
That's
because
the
industry
is
financially
and
physically
responsible
for
defendants
they
release
on
bail
and
instill
a
network
of
the
defendant's
family
and
friends
into
the
bail
contract.
All
parties
together
become
accountable
for
the
defendant's
appearance
in
court
and
adherence
to
release
conditions.
This
same
concept
can
be
applied
to
supervising
and
being
responsible
for
convicted
prisoners
released
early
from
prison.
When
a
prisoner
is
released
from
prison
prior
to
the
completion
of
their
sentence,
they
are
released
on
parole.
Conditions
of
parole
often
include
things
such
as
obeying
the
law,
refraining
from
drug
and
alcohol
use,
avoiding
contact
with
the
parolee's
victims,
obtaining
employment,
and
maintaining
required
contacts
with
a
parole
officer.
With
the
posting
of a
post
conviction
bond,
the
bail
agent
would
work
in
partnership
with
the
parole
officer
by
financially
ensuring
the
paroled
prisoner
complies
with
the
terms
of
parole.
The
same
principles
as
with
a
pretrial
release
bond
would
be
in
place
with
a
post
conviction
bond:
if
the
parolee
fails
to
comply
with
any
terms
of
parole,
the
court
will
order
the
bond
forfeited
and
issue
a
warrant
for
arrest.
The
bail
agent
then
has
a
certain
amount
of
time
to
locate
the
parolee
and
return
him/her
back
to
the
custody
of
the
court.
If
the
bail
agent
is
unable
to
return
the
parolee
back
to
the
court,
a
financial
penalty
equal
to
the
full
amount
of
the
bond
would
have
to
be
paid
to
the
court
by
the
bail
agent.
National
studies
have
shown
that
pretrial
defendants
released
on
private
surety
bail
are
less
likely
to
commit
crimes
while
out
on
bail.
The
industry
believes
our
participation
with
the
post
conviction
bond
will
have
the
same
results,
which
is a
win-win
for
the
taxpayers
and
a
direct
affect
on
public
safety.
Some
states
are
already
allowing
the
use
of
post
conviction
bonds
with
great
success.
It
is a
great
resource
that
the
private
surety
bail
industry
can
provide.
We
hope
that
other
states
will
consider
using
such
bonds
in
the
future. |
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Battle
over bail
bonds in
Florida
House
John
Frank -
Herald/Times
Tallahassee
Bureau -
April 13, 2010 |
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TALLAHASSEE
-- A
so-called
``bailout''
for
the
bail
bond
industry
is
dissolving
into
political
gamesmanship
as
the
legislation
advances
to
the
House
floor.
The
sponsor,
a
future
House
speaker,
stripped
controversial
language
last
month
to
disarm
a
skeptical
panel
--
but
restored
a
similar
provision
Monday
with
the
consent
of
friendlier
lawmakers.
And
now
a
prominent
bail
bond
business
is
being
criticized
for
hosting
a
fundraiser
for
state
Rep.
Sandy
Adams
just
three
days
after
she
helped
pushed
the
bill
through
her
committee.
``This
whole
thing
smells,''
said
Hillsborough
County
Sheriff's
Col.
Jim
Previtera.
The
measure
would
eliminate
pretrial
release
programs
operated
in
several
Florida
counties
by
limiting
eligibility
only
to
indigent,
nonviolent
defendants.
It
also
revokes
a
county's
ability
to
charge
a
fee,
with
exceptions
for
court-ordered
GPS
monitoring
and
rehabilitation
programs.
BARBED
EXCHANGES
It's
a
polarizing
battle,
drawing
barbed
exchanges
in
hearings
as
the
bail
bond
industry
fights
what
it
sees
as
an
overzealous
government
competing
with
business.
The
local
entities
--
led
by
sheriffs
--
contend
the
measure
will
make
it
harder
for
defendants
to
get
out
of
jail
and
cost
taxpayers
millions
more
to
house
and
feed
inmates
awaiting
trial.
The
debate
consumed
the
House
Criminal
and
Civil
Justice
Policy
Council
for
more
than
an
hour
before
it
easily
won
approval.
It
now
goes
to
the
full
House
but
faces
an
uphill
battle
in
the
Senate.
In
advancing
it,
Rep.
Chris
Dorworth,
the
anointed
House
leader
in
2014,
drew
criticism
for
his
tactics.
He
helped
add
a
controversial
provision
after
previously
deleting
similar
language
in a
committee
where
he
needed
the
support
of a
Democrat,
who
gave
it
an
edge,
6-5.
Dorworth
said
the
new
language
was
a
compromise
that
lets
judges
determine
if a
defendant
is
indigent
and
able
to
participate
in
the
pretrial
programs.
But
Rep.
Perry
Thurston,
a
Plantation
Democrat,
suggested
it
appeared
disingenuous.
``I
think
it's
potentially
an
attempt
to
do
through
the
back
door
what
he
couldn't
do
through
the
front
door,''
he
said.
FUNDRAISER
Adams,
R-Orlando,
who
is
running
for
Congress,
is
also
drawing
rebukes
from
critics.
The
president
and
lobbyist
for
Accredited,
a
prominent
Central
Florida
bail
bond
insurer,
hosted
a
fundraiser
for
Adams
on
March
29,
just
days
after
her
House
criminal
justice
budget
committee
passed
the
bill.
``It
is
very
clear
to
me
that
when
you
have
special
interests
with
influence,
these
influences
sometimes
get
preference
over
taxpayer's
interests,''
said
Pinellas
County
Sheriff
Jim
Coats.
Adams,
a
former
sheriff's
deputy,
said
she
supported
the
bill
but
didn't
lobby
for
it.
She
disputed
the
timing.
``I
never
thought
of
it
that
way,''
she
said.
``It
had
no
bearing.''
The
event
raised
at
least
$10,000.
Deborah
Jallad,
the
Accredited
president,
said
she
is a
friend
of
Adams
and
also
rejected
any
insinuations
about
the
close
timing
of
the
vote
and
the
fundraiser.
State
law
forbids
lawmakers
from
raising
campaign
cash
during
the
60-day
legislative
session
but
provides
exemptions
for
those
running
for
Congress.
All
together,
Accredited
donated
$15,000
to
state
lawmakers
in
the
2010
cycle
and
other
bail
bond
companies
added
thousands
more.
Dorworth,
the
sponsor,
received
more
than
$4,000.
He
said
it
didn't
influence
his
efforts. |
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How to
Become a
Bail Bond
Agent
The 2010
Florida
Statutes:
CHAPTER 648
BAIL BOND
AGENTS |
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