Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1309
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Renewal licenses
Official statutory text
A. A renewal license shall be issued by the Insurance
Commissioner to a licensee who has continuously maintained same in
effect, without further examination, upon payment of a renewal fee
of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for a cash, property, surety, or
professional bail bondsman or One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a
multicounty agent bondsman, and proof of completion of sixteen (16)
hours of continuing education as required by Section 1308.1 of this
title. The renewal fee for licenses expiring September 15, 2012,
shall be prorated to the birth month of the bondsman. Thereafter
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the renewal fee shall be submitted biennially by the last day of the
birth month of the bondsman. Such licensee shall in all other
respects be required to comply with and be subject to the provisions
of Section 1301 et seq. of this title.
B. An individual holding a professional bondsman license or
multicounty agent bondsman license shall also provide an annual
audited financial statement prepared by an accounting firm or
individual holding a permit to practice public accounting in this
state in accordance with the Statements on Auditing Standards
promulgated by the Auditing Standards Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants showing assets,
liabilities, and net worth, the annual statement to be as of a date
not earlier than June 30. The statements shall be attested to by an
unqualified opinion of the accounting firm or individual holding a
permit to practice public accounting in this state that prepared the
statement or statements. The statement shall be submitted annually
by the last day of September.
C. An individual holding a property bondsman license shall also
provide an annual county assessor's written statement stating the
property's assessed value for each property used to post bonds and a
written statement from any lien holder stating the current payoff
amount on each lien for each property used to post bonds. The
written statements shall be submitted annually by the last day of
September.
D. If the license is not renewed or the renewal fee is not paid
by the last day of the birth month of the bondsman, the license
shall expire automatically pursuant to Section 1304 of this title.
After expiration, the license may be reinstated for up to one (1)
year following the expiration date. If after the one-year date the
license has not been reinstated, the licensee shall be required to
apply for a license as a new applicant.
E. Reinstatement fees shall be double the original fee.
Commissioner to a licensee who has continuously maintained same in
effect, without further examination, upon payment of a renewal fee
of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for a cash, property, surety, or
professional bail bondsman or One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a
multicounty agent bondsman, and proof of completion of sixteen (16)
hours of continuing education as required by Section 1308.1 of this
title. The renewal fee for licenses expiring September 15, 2012,
shall be prorated to the birth month of the bondsman. Thereafter
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 1018
the renewal fee shall be submitted biennially by the last day of the
birth month of the bondsman. Such licensee shall in all other
respects be required to comply with and be subject to the provisions
of Section 1301 et seq. of this title.
B. An individual holding a professional bondsman license or
multicounty agent bondsman license shall also provide an annual
audited financial statement prepared by an accounting firm or
individual holding a permit to practice public accounting in this
state in accordance with the Statements on Auditing Standards
promulgated by the Auditing Standards Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants showing assets,
liabilities, and net worth, the annual statement to be as of a date
not earlier than June 30. The statements shall be attested to by an
unqualified opinion of the accounting firm or individual holding a
permit to practice public accounting in this state that prepared the
statement or statements. The statement shall be submitted annually
by the last day of September.
C. An individual holding a property bondsman license shall also
provide an annual county assessor's written statement stating the
property's assessed value for each property used to post bonds and a
written statement from any lien holder stating the current payoff
amount on each lien for each property used to post bonds. The
written statements shall be submitted annually by the last day of
September.
D. If the license is not renewed or the renewal fee is not paid
by the last day of the birth month of the bondsman, the license
shall expire automatically pursuant to Section 1304 of this title.
After expiration, the license may be reinstated for up to one (1)
year following the expiration date. If after the one-year date the
license has not been reinstated, the licensee shall be required to
apply for a license as a new applicant.
E. Reinstatement fees shall be double the original fee.
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