About Us

The State of Arkansas Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board licenses and regulates bail bond companies and bail bondsmen in Arkansas. Its goal is to provide quality education, responsible licensing and unbiased regulation to ensure professionalism in providing bail bonding services to the citizens of Arkansas.

Agency History:

Act 500 of 1993 established the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board. This Act provided for a seven member Board to be appointed by the Governor for terms of seven years consisting of one (1) Sheriff; one (1) Chief of Police, one (1) elected Judge, one (1) citizen at large and three (3) bail bond company owners, one of which is to be an African-American. In 2001, the statute was amended to require that one member of the Board be an African-American and that one member of the Board be a female.

Mission:

To license, educate and regulate bail bond companies and bail bondsmen in Arkansas.

The Board’s goal is to provide quality education, responsible licensing and unbiased regulation to ensure professionalism in providing bail bonding services to the citizens of Arkansas.

Statutory Responsibility:

Act 500 provided this Board with the authority and responsibility of administering and enforcing the provisions of Arkansas Code Title 17, Chapter 19. The Board was given the authority to adopt and enforce such reasonable rules and regulations as it shall determine are necessary to enable the effective and efficient administration of its official duty of licensing and regulating professional bail bond companies and professional bail bondsmen.

Primary Activities:

1) Administer the Professional Bail Bondsman Examination weekly, 2) License those who pass the examination and otherwise qualify, 3) Determine whether those who apply for an Arkansas Bail Bond Company License qualify, 4) Annually issue renewal licenses to all qualified bail bondsmen and bail bond companies, 5) Conduct investigations into violations of Statutes and Rules & Regulations based on complaints and /or information received by the Board office, 6) Conduct hearings and take disciplinary action where appropriate, 7) Monitor mandatory continuing professional education for professional bail bondsmen who hold a valid Arkansas License and 8) Conduct yearly audits of bail bond companies to ensure compliance with record keeping and reporting requirements.

Oversight and/or Advisory Affiliation:

None