Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 31. Maryland Insurance Administration |
Subtitle 03. INSURANCE PRODUCERS AND OTHER INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS |
Chapter 31.03.05. Bail Bonds |
Sec. 31.03.05.08. Indemnity Agreement
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An indemnity agreement shall:
A. Contain the signatures of the bail bondsman providing the bail bondsman services and the person signing the indemnity agreement;
B. Be executed prior to the issuance of a bail bond;
C. Contain the printed name and insurance producer license number of the bail bondsman providing the bail bondsman services;
D. Require the person signing the indemnity agreement to pay, and the bail bondsman to collect, the premium for the bail bond that is issued:
(1) At the time the indemnity agreement for the bail bond is executed by the bail bondsman and the person signing the indemnity agreement; or
(2) Through installment payments pursuant to a written installment agreement that complies with the requirements set forth in Regulation .09 of this chapter; and
E. Contain the following statement on the first page in capital and bold letters of at least 12-point font: THE PERSON SIGNING THIS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT IS ENTITLED TO A REFUND OF 100% OF THE PREMIUM PAID IF THIS BAIL BOND IS NOT POSTED.