§ 58-71-165. Report required.

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(a)Each professional bail bondsman shall file with the Commissioner a written report in a form prescribed by the Commissioner regarding all bail bonds on which the bondsman is liable as of the first day of each month showing

(i)each individual bonded,

(ii)the date the bond was given,

(iii)the principal sum of the bond,

(iv)the court file or docket number for the principal's court obligation,

(v)the fee charged for the bonding service in each instance, and

(vi)the certificate seal number for each bond issued.

(b)Each insurer that appoints surety bondsmen in this State shall file with the Commissioner a written report in a form adopted by the Commissioner regarding all bail bonds on which the insurer is liable as of the last day of each calendar quarter showing the total dollar amount for which the insurer is liable. The report shall be filed on or before the fifteenth day following the end of each calendar quarter.

(c)The reports required by subsection

(a)of this section shall be filed on or before the fifteenth day of each month.

(d)Any person who knowingly and willfully falsifies a report required by this section is guilty of a Class I felony. (1975, c. 619, s. 1; 1989, c. 485, s. 43; 1991, c. 644, s. 20; 1993, c. 539, s. 1276; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1998-211, s. 27; 2007-484, s. 44.5; 2007-507, s. 14; 2019-179, s. 7(c).)