Section 1299.04 Of Article 5.5. Bail Fugitive Recovery Persons Act From California Penal Code >> Title 10. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 5.5.
1299.04
. (a) A bail fugitive recovery person, a bail agent, bail
permittee, or bail solicitor who contracts his or her services to
another bail agent or surety as a bail fugitive recovery person for
the purposes specified in subdivision (d) of Section 1299.01, and any
bail agent, bail permittee, or bail solicitor who obtains licensing
after January 1, 2000, and who engages in the arrest of a defendant
pursuant to Section 1301 shall comply with the following
requirements:
(1) The person shall be at least 18 years of age.
(2) The person shall have completed a 40-hour power of arrest
course certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
Training pursuant to Section 832. Completion of the course shall be
for educational purposes only and not intended to confer the power of
arrest of a peace officer or public officer, or agent of any
federal, state, or local government, unless the person is so employed
by a governmental agency.
(3) The person shall have completed a minimum of 20 hours of
classroom prelicensing education certified pursuant to Section 1810.7
of the Insurance Code. For those persons licensed by the department
as a bail licensee prior to January 1, 1994, there is no prelicensing
education requirement. For those persons licensed by the department
as a bail licensee between January 1, 1994, and December 31, 2012, a
minimum of 12 hours of classroom prelicensing education is required.
(4) The person shall not have been convicted of a felony, unless
the person is licensed by the Department of Insurance pursuant to
Section 1800 of the Insurance Code.
(b) Upon completion of any course or training program required by
this section, an individual authorized by Section 1299.02 to
apprehend a bail fugitive shall carry certificates of completion with
him or her at all times in the course of performing his or her
duties under this article.