Each surety bail bond agent shall maintain all records of surety bonds executed or countersigned by the surety bail bond agent for at least three years after the liability of the surety has been terminated. Those records shall be open, at all times, to examination, inspection, and photographic reproduction by any employee or agent of the department of insurance, or by any authorized representative of the insurer or managing general agent. The superintendent of insurance at any time may require the licensee to furnish to the department, in the manner and form that the superintendent requires, any information concerning the surety bond business of the licensee.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 3905.90

  • agent: means any person that, in order to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance, is required to be licensed under the laws of this state, including limited lines insurance agents and surplus line brokers. See Ohio Code 3905.01
  • 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.
  • Bond: includes an undertaking. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Insurance: means any of the lines of authority set forth in Chapter 1739. See Ohio Code 3905.01
  • superintendent of insurance: means the superintendent of insurance of this state. See Ohio Code 3905.01