Division of Agent and Agency Services
Protecting the Insurance-Buying Public by Licensing Competent and Trustworthy
Individuals and Entities and Expeditiously Investigating Alleged Violations
of the Florida Insurance Code
Licensure & Compliance
RESIDENT PROFESSIONAL LIMITED SURETY AGENT
TYPE AND CLASSES:
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2-37 Professional Limited Surety (Bail Bond)
Florida Statutes 648.25 defines a “Professional Bail Bond Agent”
as any person who pledges United States currency, United States postal
money orders or cashier’s check as security for a bail bond in connection
with a judicial proceeding and receives or is promised therefore money
or things of value.
Application Qualifications:
- Complete an online application for License and submit appropriate
fees.
Apply for license
- Must have obtained a Temporary license for Limited Surety Agent
or Professional Bail Bond Agent and have worked under that license
for at least 12 months prior to applying for this permanent license
pursuant to s. 648.355, Florida Statutes.
- Be a natural person at least 18 years of age and hold a high
school diploma or its equivalent.
- Be a resident of the state of Florida.
- Be a United States citizen or legal alien who possesses a work
authorization from the United States Immigration and Naturalization
Services.
- Be fingerprinted at one of the Department's fingerprint sites.
Fingerprint
locations and additional information
- Must submit a recent credential-sized, full-face photograph.
- Be a person of high character and approved integrity and has
never been convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to a felony,
a crime involving moral turpitude, or a crime punishable by imprisonment
of 1 year or more under the law of any state, territory or country
whether or not a judgment or conviction is entered.
- Must have a place of business located in this state and in the
county where the applicant will maintain his or her records and
be actively engaged in the bail bond business and maintain an agency
accessible to the public which is open for reasonable business hours.
- Be vouched for and recommended upon statements filed with the
Department by at least (3) reputable citizens who are residents
of the same counties in which the applicant proposes to engage in
the bail bond business. This is sent in with the temporary license
application; however, if the person has changed counties, they must
furnish new statements
DFS H2 1500
- Must file with his or her application for licensure and with
each application for renewal or continuation of his or her appointment
E-Appoint; and
- Must file the rating plan proposed for use in writing bail bond
and a detailed, sworn financial statement, using forms approved
by the Department. The department prior to issuance of the license
must approve such rating plan and financial statement.
Form for rate filing,
Form for financial statement
Special Notes
Applicant cannot be any of the following:
- Jailer or persons employed in any jail.
- Police officers or employees of any police department or law
enforcement agency.
- Committing magistrates, employees of a court, or employees of
the Clerk of Court.
- Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs or employees of any sheriffs department.
- Attorneys
- Person having the power to arrest or person who have authority
over or control of federal, state, county, or municipal prisoners.
