Licensing Requirements for Agents

• The North Carolina statutes contain numerous detailed licensing provisions for bail agents and “runners” (defined below). Only the most relevant sections are listed below, with references to other relevant sections.
• An applicant for a license as a bail bondsman or runner shall furnish the Commissioner with a complete set of the applicant’s fingerprints and a recent passport size full-face photograph of the applicant. The applicant’s fingerprints shall be certified by an authorized law-enforcement officer. The fingerprints of every applicant shall be forwarded to the State Bureau of Investigation for a search of the applicant’s criminal history record file, if any. If warranted, the State Bureau of Investigation shall forward a set of the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. An applicant shall pay the cost of the State and any national criminal history record check of the applicant.
• (b) Every applicant for a license under this Article as a bail bondsman or runner must meet all of the following qualifications:

(1) Be 18 years of age or over.

(2) Be a resident of this State.

 

Statutory Rates (Premium must be charged in accordance with PSC -S3GA filed rates for this state.)

Premium Rate:  12%

Minimum Premium: $60

Federal Rate:  12%

Department of Insurance

Collateral - Mortgage Form
State Surrender Time - 180 Days
Remission – Not Applicable

State Fees Per Bond - 2% of Liability of bond

(must be added to price quote)
Sheriff's Fee: $30 per bond