Indiana Code 27-10-3-5. Recovery agent; additional licensing requirements; fees; fingerprints and photographs
(1) the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-10-3-5
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(3) the applicant has never been convicted of a disqualifying offense, notwithstanding IC 25-1-1.1, or:
(A) in the case of a felony conviction, at least ten (10) years have passed since the date of the applicant’s conviction or release from imprisonment, parole, or probation, whichever is later; or
(B) in the case of a misdemeanor disqualifying offense, at least five (5) years have passed since the date of the applicant’s conviction or release from imprisonment, parole, or probation, whichever is later; and
(4) the applicant has completed at least twelve (12) hours of instruction in courses approved by the commissioner under section 7.1 of this chapter that pertain to the duties and responsibilities of a bail agent or recovery agent, including instruction in the laws that relate to the conduct of a bail agent or recovery agent.
A license fee of three hundred dollars ($300) and an examination fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be submitted to the commissioner with each application, together with the applicant’s fingerprints and photograph.
As added by P.L.261-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.224-1993, SEC.16; P.L.102-2005, SEC.3.