Iowa Code 636.11 – Authority to act as surety — agent qualifications
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 636.11
- 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.
- clerk: means clerk of the court in which the action or proceeding is brought or is pending; and the words "clerk's office" mean the office of that clerk. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
636.11 Authority to act as surety — agent qualifications.
1. The commissioner of insurance shall annually file with the clerk of the district court of each county a complete list of the corporate sureties to whom the commissioner has issued a current certificate of authority to transact the business of a surety in this state.
2. An agent for a company authorized to engage in the business of becoming surety upon bonds pursuant to subsection 1 must be a resident of this state for the purpose of acting on behalf of the surety company with respect to any bond or bail in criminal cases.
[C97, §359; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12760; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §682.11]
88 Acts, ch 1034, §1; 91 Acts, ch 213, §33
C93, §636.11
1. The commissioner of insurance shall annually file with the clerk of the district court of each county a complete list of the corporate sureties to whom the commissioner has issued a current certificate of authority to transact the business of a surety in this state.
2. An agent for a company authorized to engage in the business of becoming surety upon bonds pursuant to subsection 1 must be a resident of this state for the purpose of acting on behalf of the surety company with respect to any bond or bail in criminal cases.
[C97, §359; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12760; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §682.11]
88 Acts, ch 1034, §1; 91 Acts, ch 213, §33
C93, §636.11