How to Become a Bail Bondsman in South Carolina
Bail bondsmen are pretty much insurance agents for people who get into trouble. In almost every state, you have to go through a multi-step process (pertinent to each state) in order to become one. Becoming a bail bondsman in South Carolina follows pretty much these same licensing steps.
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In South Carolina, the South Carolina Department of Insurance will require you to take a 60 hour course at an approved educational institution. Surety bondsmen have to take more hours than a runner bondsman because runners are different from surety bondsman because surety bondsman are actual licensed insurance agents.
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After fulfilling the educational requirements, you have to select the county of business for which you will write bonds and pay the required fees. In South Carolina, a person may elect to do business in more than one SC county; however, you must pay one hundred fifty dollars per year to the clerk of court in the county or counties you wish to write bonds.
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After education and staking the counties you're going to do business, you must first of all pledge collateral and then purchase your bondsman license. Before you start your career as a bondsman, you must pledge and maintain collateral in the minimum of $10,000. After pledging, you can write up to 4 times your collateral in bonds (ex. if you have $30,000 in collateral, you can write up to $120,000 in bonds). After pledging, a professional bondsman must pay $400 to the South Carolina Department of Insurance before you can officially begin writing bonds.
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