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2008 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 9.1-185.4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 9.1-185.4. Limitations on licensure.
A. In order to be licensed as a bail bondsman a person shall (i) be 18 years of age or older, (ii) have received a high school diploma or GED, and (iii) have successfully completed the bail bondsman exam required by the Board or successfully completed prior to July 1, 2005, a surety bail bondsman exam required by the State Corporation Commission under former § 38.2-1865.7.
B. The following persons are not eligible for licensure as bail bondsmen and may not be employed nor serve as the agent of a bail bondsman:
1. Persons who have been convicted of a felony within the Commonwealth, any other state, or the United States, who have not been pardoned, or whose civil rights have not been restored;
2. Employees of a local or regional jail;
3. Employees of a sheriff's office;
4. Employees of a state or local police department;
5. Persons appointed as conservators of the peace pursuant to Article 4.1 (§ 9.1-150.1 et seq.) of this chapter;
6. Employees of an office of an attorney for the Commonwealth;
7. Employees of the Department of Corrections, Department of Criminal Justice Services, or a local pretrial or community-based probation services agency; and
8. Spouses of or any persons residing in the same household as
persons referred to in subdivisions 2 through 7 of this section who
are sworn officers or whose responsibilities involve direct access to records
of inmates.
C. The exclusions in subsection B shall not be construed to limit the ability of a licensed bail bondsman to employ or contract with a licensed bail enforcement agent authorized to do business in the Commonwealth.