Sec. 29-152i. Suspension or revocation of license. The Commissioner of Public
Safety may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the license of any bail enforcement agent,
provided notice shall have been given to the licensee to appear before the commissioner
to show cause why the license should not be suspended, revoked or refused renewal,
upon a finding by the commissioner that: (1) The licensee has violated any of the terms
or provisions of sections 29-152e to 29-152m, inclusive, or section 38a-660a or any of
the regulations adopted under section 29-152o; (2) the licensee has practiced fraud,
deceit or misrepresentation; (3) the licensee has made a material misstatement in the
application for issuance or renewal of such license; (4) the licensee has demonstrated
incompetence or untrustworthiness in the conduct of the licensee's business; (5) the
licensee has been convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor specified in section 29-152f,
or other crime affecting the licensee's honesty, integrity or moral fitness; or (6) the
licensee is unsuitable. The suspension or revocation of, or the refusal to renew, any bail
enforcement agent's license shall also constitute the revocation of the bail enforcement
agent's firearms permit issued pursuant to section 29-152m. Any bail enforcement agent
who fails to surrender such license within five days of notification in writing of the
suspension or revocation of, or refusal to renew, such license shall be guilty of a class
C misdemeanor. Any party aggrieved by an order of the commissioner under this section
may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183, except venue
for such appeal shall be in the judicial district of Hartford.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 10, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6; P.A. 97-287, S. 5; June Sp. Sess.
P.A. 98-1, S. 91, 121; P.A. 99-240, S. 21.)
History: (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230, 90-98, 93-142 and 95-220 authorized substitution of "judicial district of Hartford"
for "judicial district of Hartford-New Britain" in public and special acts of 1997, effective September 1, 1998); June Sp.
Sess. P.A. 98-1 made technical changes, effective June 24, 1998; P.A. 99-240 gave the commissioner the authority to
refuse to renew a license, added unsuitability as a basis to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license, provided that
suspension, revocation or refusal to renew a license also revokes the firearms permit, made failure to surrender a license
a class C misdemeanor and made provisions gender neutral.
Sec. 29-152j. Notice to courts and police departments of names of professional
bondsmen and bail enforcement agents. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall
furnish to all courts and to all organized police departments in the state, the names of
all persons licensed as professional bondsmen under chapter 533 or bail enforcement
agents under the provisions of sections 29-152f to 29-152i, inclusive, and shall forthwith
notify such courts and all such police departments of any change in any such bondsman's
or agent's status or of the suspension or revocation of the license of any such bondsman
or agent to engage in such business.
(P.A. 97-287, S. 6.)
Sec. 29-152k. Notice to law enforcement agency prior to apprehension of principal. Prior to taking or attempting to take into custody the principal on a bond, a professional bondsman licensed under chapter 533, a surety bail bond agent licensed under
chapter 700f or a bail enforcement agent licensed under sections 29-152f to 29-152i,
inclusive, shall notify the police department or resident state trooper for, or state police
troop having jurisdiction over, the municipality in which the principal is believed to be
located of such bondsman's or agent's intentions.
(P.A. 97-287, S. 8.)
Sec. 29-152l. Wearing, carrying or display of uniform, badge or other insignia
of governmental official or employee prohibited. No professional bondsman licensed
under chapter 533, surety bail bond agent licensed under chapter 700f or bail enforcement agent licensed under sections 29-152f to 29-152i, inclusive, shall wear, carry or
display any uniform, badge, shield or other insignia or emblems that purport to indicate
that such bondsman or agent is an employee, officer or agent of the state or any political
subdivision of the state or of the federal government.
(P.A. 97-287, S. 9.)
Sec. 29-152m. Permit to carry firearm required. (a) No professional bondsman
licensed under chapter 533, surety bail bond agent licensed under chapter 700f or bail
enforcement agent licensed under sections 29-152f to 29-152i, inclusive, shall carry a
pistol, revolver or other firearm while engaging in the business of a professional bondsman, surety bail bond agent or bail enforcement agent, as the case may be, or while
traveling to or from such business unless such bondsman or agent obtains a special
permit from the Commissioner of Public Safety in accordance with the provisions of
subsection (b) of this section. The permit required under this section shall be in addition
to the permit requirement imposed under section 29-28.
(b) The Commissioner of Public Safety may grant to any professional bondsman
licensed under chapter 533, surety bail bond agent licensed under chapter 700f or bail
enforcement agent licensed under sections 29-152f to 29-152i, inclusive, a permit to
carry a pistol or revolver or other firearm while engaging in the business of professional
bondsman, surety bail bond agent or bail enforcement agent, as the case may be, or
while traveling to or from such business, provided that such bondsman or agent has
proven to the satisfaction of the commissioner that such bondsman or agent has successfully completed a course, approved by the commissioner, of training in the safety and
use of firearms. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 concerning the approval of schools, institutions or organizations
offering such courses, requirements for instructors and the required number of hours
and content of such courses.
(c) Application for a permit issued pursuant to this section shall be made on forms
provided by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a thirty-one-dollar fee. Such
permit shall have an expiration date that coincides with that of the state permit to carry
a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 29-28. A permit issued pursuant to this
section shall be renewable every five years with a renewal fee of thirty-one dollars. The
commissioner shall send, by first class mail, a notice of expiration of the bail enforcement
agent firearms permit issued pursuant to this section, together with a notice of expiration
of the permit to carry a pistol or revolver issued pursuant to section 29-28, in one combined form. The commissioner shall send such combined notice to the holder of the
permits not later than ninety days before the date of the expiration of both permits, and
shall enclose a form for renewal of the permits. A bail enforcement agent firearms permit
issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for a period of ninety days after the expiration
date, except this provision shall not apply if the permit to carry a pistol or revolver has
been revoked or revocation is pending pursuant to section 29-32, in which case the bail
enforcement agent firearms permit shall also be revoked.
(P.A. 97-287, S. 10; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 92, 121; P.A. 99-240, S. 22.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective June 24, 1998; P.A. 99-240 amended
Subsec. (c) by providing for identical expiration dates on the two firearms permits required for bondsmen or agents and
made provisions of entire section gender neutral.