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2018 Arkansas Code
Title 27 - Transportation
Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic
Chapter 50 - Penalties and Enforcement
Subchapter 6 - Arrest and Release
§ 27-50-611. Right of qualified surety company to become surety with respect to guaranteed arrest bond certificates

Universal Citation: AR Code § 27-50-611 (2018)
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  • (a) Any domestic or foreign surety company which has qualified to transact surety business in this state may, in any year, become surety in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) with respect to any guaranteed arrest bond certificates issued in that year by an automobile club or association by filing with the Insurance Commissioner of this state an undertaking thus to become surety.

  • (b) Such undertaking shall be in form to be prescribed by the commissioner and shall state the following:

    • (1) The name and address of the automobile club or automobile association with respect to the guaranteed arrest bond certificates of which the surety company undertakes to be surety;

    • (2) The unqualified obligation of the surety company to pay the fine or forfeiture in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) of any person who, after posting a guaranteed arrest bond certificate with respect to which the surety company has undertaken to be surety, fails to make the appearance to guarantee which the guaranteed arrest bond certificate was posted.

  • (c) The term "guaranteed arrest bond certificate", as used in this section, means any printed card or other certificate issued by an automobile club or association to any of its members, which is signed by the member and contains a printed statement that the automobile club or association and a surety company guarantee the appearance of the person whose signature appears on the card or certificate and that they will, in the event of failure of the person to appear in court at the time of trial, pay any fine or forfeiture imposed on the person in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200).

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