Section 1810 Of Chapter 7. Bail Licenses From California Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 7.
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. (a) Natural persons can be licensed under this chapter.
(b) A license may be held by a corporation, in which case all of
the following requirements shall be met:
(1) The application shall set forth the names of all officers and
employees of the licensee who will be authorized to exercise the
powers of the licensee under this chapter. Each of those persons
shall be required to meet the requirements for licensure under this
chapter, and disciplinary action may be taken against any of those
persons, and the licensee, if any of those persons does any act that
would be grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee.
(2) The corporation may solicit or negotiate the execution or
delivery of bail on behalf of surety insurers only through natural
persons who hold individual licenses as bail agents.
(3) One hundred percent of the shares of the corporation shall be
held by licensed bail agents.
(4) All shareholders, officers, and directors of the corporation
shall be licensed bail agents, and shall be disclosed to the
department.
(5) Any sale or transfer of stock or other interest in the
corporation shall require the prior approval of the department. The
department shall approve or disapprove a request for approval within
60 days of receiving the completed request.