Title 17, Chapter 6, Section 54
( 17-6-54)
(a) No professional bondsman or his or her agents or employees who
receive compensation for becoming the surety on a criminal bond
shall thereafter receive any other sum in the case. If the surety
surrenders a defendant into the custody of the court, the sheriff,
or another law enforcement officer in the jurisdiction where the
bond was made before final disposition of the case, the surety is
required to return to the principal the compensation received for
signing the bond as surety if such surrender of the defendant is for
reasons other than: (1) The defendant's arrest for a crime other than a traffic
violation or misdemeanor; (2) The defendant's cosigner attests in writing the desire to be
released from the bond; (3) The defendant fails to provide to the court and the surety the
defendant's change of address; (4) The defendant fails to pay any fee due to the surety after
being notified by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery
that the same is past due; (5) The defendant fails to notify the court and the surety upon
leaving the jurisdiction of the court; or (6) The defendant provides false information to the surety. (b) In the event of a forfeiture on the bond by the defendant, the
surety shall have the right to surrender into custody the defendant
who is the principal on the bond without returning any compensation
paid by the defendant for the signing of the bond. |