Section 260. Solicitation of business; standards, restrictions and requirements

A. Only licensed bail bondsmen shall be authorized to solicit bail bond business in the Commonwealth.

B. A licensed bail bondsman shall not:

1. Solicit bail bond business or have any person solicit on his behalf by directly initiating contact with any person in any court, jail, lock-up, or surrounding government property.

2. Leave any type of advertising material in any court, jail, lock-up or surrounding government property.

3. Loiter by any jail or magistrate's office unless there on legitimate business.

4. Refer a client or a principal for whom he has posted bond to an attorney for financial profit or other consideration.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 24, Issue 23, eff. August 20, 2008.

Statutory Authority

§ 9.1-185.2 of the Code of Virginia.