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Section/Rule:
33.20

Subject:
Rule 33 - Rules of Criminal Procedure - Misdemeanors or Felonies - Release Pending Further Proceedings
Publication / Adopted Date:
June 13, 1979

Topic:
Misdemeanors or Felonies - Bond - Surety Company and Agent - Qualifications
Revised / Effective Date:
January 1, 1993

33.20. Misdemeanors or Felonies - Bond - Surety Company and Agent - Qualifications

(a) Any corporation, association, or company formed under the provisions of section 379.010, RSMo, for the purpose of making surety insurance shall be qualified to act as a surety upon any bail bond taken under the provisions of these rules upon presenting evidence satisfactory to the court of its solvency. Any such bond shall be executed in the manner provided by law.

(b) An agent acting on behalf of such a corporation shall be subject to the qualifications set forth in Rule 33.17(c), (d), and (e), and, in addition, shall be licensed as a bail bond agent as required by law.

(Adopted June 13, 1979, eff. Jan. 1, 1980. Amended Dec. 17, 1985, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; June 30, 1992, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.)

Committee Note - 1980