TYPE AND CLASS:
T2-35 Temporary Resident Limited Surety Agent (Bail Bond Agent)
Common Use(s) of License:
While accompanied by a supervising bail bond agent or an agent from the same agency: Presenting defendants in court; apprehending, arresting, and surrendering defendants to the proper authorities; and keeping defendants under necessary surveillance.
Related Florida Statutes:
648.24-648.58
STEPS TO OBTAIN TEMPORARY RESIDENT LIMITED SURETY AGENT (BAIL BOND AGENT) LICENSE:
Step 1 - You must be:
- A natural person at least 18 years of age.
- A resident of the state of Florida.
- A United States citizen or legal alien who possesses a work authorization
from the United States Immigration and Naturalization Services. [Click here for more
information]
- Employed at the time of licensure and at all times
throughout the temporary license by only one licensed and appointed supervising
bail bond agent.
- 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.
Step 2 - Must have the following prerequisite(s) before applying:
- Successfully completed 120-hours of an approved basic certification course in
the criminal justice system, making a grade of not less than 80 percent approved
by the department (Must be completed within the
last four years) Click here to find a course
AND
- Successfully completed a correspondence course approved by the department.
This course is offered by:
The University of Florida (352) 392-1711 at http://pd.dce.ufl.edu/bail-bond-agent-qualify.aspx
AND
Florida Bail Bonds Institute (954) 251-2387
(Must be completed within the last four (4) years)
AND
- You and your supervising bail bond agent must each file an affidavit under
oath, on form
DFS-H2-1509, verifying your required employment before
issuance of the license
AND
- Submit at least three (3) notarized
statements to the department by reputable citizens who are residents of the same
counties in which you proposes to engage as a temporary licensee
AND
- Submit a recent credential-sized, full face photograph
AND
- Submit the bail
bond appointment form (DFS-H2-1544) along with the $90 fee for appointing
a T2-35. This does not have to be paid by the applicant
- If licensed in another state within four (4) years, provide a Letter of Clearance.
Step 3 - Apply:
Step 4 - Send prerequisite(s) to department:
- Send proof of prerequisite, as indicated in Step 2, to the Bureau.
Note: If you have taken a prelicensing course, your
prelicensing education provider will automatically send the Bureau proof within
20 days of your passing date.
Mail to:
Department of Financial
Services
Bureau of Licensing, Room 419
200 East Gaines
Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0319
AgentLicensing@MyFloridaCFO.com
Step 5 - Fingerprints:
Step 6 - Status notification(s):
- Once an application has been submitted, you may check your MyProfile account for the status of your application. Deficiencies will be listed under
the pending license type.
Step 7 - License Card:
- Once all the above steps have been satisfied, the department will send your
approval by email. You will be required to contact PearsonVue and schedule a time to take your license photo.
Once you have taken the photo, you will receive your photo license ID card via 2nd day mail; this is due to specific legal requirements.
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 sheriff's department.
- Attorneys
- Person having the power to arrest or person who have authority over or
control of federal, state, county, or municipal prisoners.
- No convicted felon may hold a bail bond license.
- The temporary license is valid
for 18 months.
- Applicant may apply for the permanent
license after completing 12 months of employment with at least 1,540 hours, pursuant to s. 648.355, F.S., and further clarified in Rule 69B-221.051, F.A.C.
- The department shall not issue another
temporary license to any individual who has
held such a temporary in this state within
two (2) years after expiration of such
temporary license.