Code of Virginia § 9.1-185.4. Limitations on licensure.
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A. In order to be licensed as a bail bondsman a person shall
(i)be 18 years of age or older,
(ii)have received a high school diploma or passed a high school equivalency examination approved by the Board of Education, and
(iii)have successfully completed the bail bondsman exam required by the Board or successfully completed prior to July 1, 2005, a surety bail bondsman exam required by the State Corporation Commission under former § 38.2-1865.7 .
B. The following persons are not eligible for licensure as bail bondsmen and may not be employed nor serve as the agent of a bail bondsman:
1. Persons who have been convicted of a felony within the Commonwealth, any other state, or the United States, who have not been pardoned, or whose civil rights have not been restored;
2. Employees of a local or regional jail;
3. Employees of a sheriff's office;
4. Employees of a state or local police department;
5. Persons appointed as conservators of the peace pursuant to Article 4.1 (§ 9.1-150.1 et seq.) of this chapter;
6. Employees of an office of an attorney for the Commonwealth;
7. Employees of the Department of Corrections, Department of Criminal Justice Services, or a local pretrial or community-based probation services agency; and
8. Spouses of or any persons residing in the same household as persons referred to in subdivisions 2 through 7 who are sworn officers or whose responsibilities involve direct access to records of inmates.
C. The exclusions in subsection B shall not be construed to limit the ability of a licensed bail bondsman to employ or contract with a licensed bail enforcement agent authorized to do business in the Commonwealth.
2004, c. 460 ; 2007, c. 133 ; 2008, c. 438 ; 2014, c. 84 .