By Nov. 15, each bail agent must input his or her bail bond information for all bonds written and update the information monthly. Any agent who fails to comply would face a $1,000 fine per violation.

Dozens of bail agents have been convicted of felonies. The Department of Insurance has allowed many to keep working and arresting people. Dozens of bail agents have been convicted of felonies.

With her license on the line, bail agent testifies about fatal shooting of Palm Springs man. Christopher Damien, Palm Springs Desert Sun. Tue, July 5, 2022 at 5:56 PM UTC. 15 min read.

Stories of abuses by bail agents have prompted lawmakers to take a hard look at an industry of roughly 3,200 registered agents in California who collectively write about 175,000 bail bonds per year.

Neither bail agent was present when Spann was killed. But they were involved in the hiring of Fabian Hector Herrera, 37, who broke into Spann's East Via Escuela condo around 2 a.m. on April 23, 2021.

The bail agent responsible for hiring a bounty hunter who fatally shot a man in his Palm Springs home will have her state license restricted but not revoked, under a ruling made public Tuesday. ...

The state insurance commissioner revoked the license of the owner of a Hawaii bail bond agent, who failed to pay bail forfeiture judgments, the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs said in ...

"A bail agent and a fugitive recovery agent (bounty hunter) are two different careers. A bail bond agent is a licensed insurance agent that is heavily regulated by the Department of Insurance." ...

The bail agent who hired a bounty hunter that shot and killed a Palm Springs man during an attempted arrest will keep his license. According to court records, Jose Ramon Navarro, owner of Jose ...