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2002 SESSION
HJ 201 Study; bail bondsmen, bounty hunters and bond payments.
Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Bail bondsmen. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study certain issues pertaining to bail bondsmen, bounty hunters, and bond payment to the court. In conducting the study, the Commission shall (i) determine the need for regulation, training and oversight of bail bondsmen and bounty hunters; (ii) examine the feasibility and methods of providing for a percentage of bond payment to the court; and (iii) determine whether the certification and supervision of bail bondsmen and bounty hunters should be transferred from the judicial branch to the executive branch of state government. The Commission shall, at a minimum, solicit input and assistance from representatives of the Department of Criminal Justice Services, the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, and local pretrial services agencies.
The Commission must report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2003 Session of the General Assembly.
This resolution incorporates HJR 62 (Howell), HJR 63 (Howell), and HJR 93 (Howell).
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Bail bondsmen. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study certain issues pertaining to bail bondsmen, bounty hunters, and bond payment to the court. In conducting the study, the Commission shall (i) determine the need for regulation, training and oversight of bail bondsmen and bounty hunters; (ii) examine the feasibility and methods of providing for a percentage of bond payment to the court; and (iii) determine whether the certification and supervision of bail bondsmen and bounty hunters should be transferred from the judicial branch to the executive branch of state government. The Commission shall, at a minimum, solicit input and assistance from representatives of the Department of Criminal Justice Services, the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, and local pretrial services agencies.
The Commission must report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2003 Session of the General Assembly.
This resolution incorporates HJR 62 (Howell), HJR 63 (Howell), and HJR 93 (Howell).
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Bail bondsmen. Requests the Crime Commission to study whether the responsibility for the certification and supervision of bail bondsmen should be shifted from the judicial branch to the executive branch of state government.