Deposit Bail Booklet - April 2008

Upated April 14, 2008

Government Sponsored Deposit Bail, A Failed System. View Booklet.




IFIC House and Senate Letter - April 2008

Upated April 14, 2008

Our company is the country’s oldest and largest provider of criminal court appearance (bail) bonding. We are, in addition, ranked by the Surety Association of America as being one of America’s top ten surety insurance underwriters.

We have been serving Colorado for many years and now we realize that CO HB 1382, if passed, would threaten our future as a private sector member of your state’s insurance companies community. View the full story.

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ACC House and Senate Letter - April 2008

Upated April 14, 2008

We write in opposition to this dangerous measure, HB 1382.

The Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics has just issued results of a massive study to determine the performance of financially secured pretrial release vs. persons otherwise released pending their trial. View the full story.

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Letter to Colorado House Judiciary Committee Chair - April 2008

Upated April 14, 2008

Dear Representative Carroll:

Prior to 2003 I was the Chair of the Colorado Bail Bond Roundtable. The Colorado Bail Bond Roundtable was a coordinated effort of all interested parties in Colorado’s bail system and regulatory scheme, including the Colorado State Judicial Department, the Colorado Division of Insurance (which regulates Colorado bail forfeitures, insurance company and bail agent insurance producer licensing), Colorado District and Municipal Court Clerks, Colorado Sheriffs, Colorado District Attorneys, as well as Bail Insurance Companies, Professional Bail Bonding Agents and Cash Bail Agents. The Roundtable successfully developed the uniform bail bonds and forfeiture forms that are currently in use throughout Colorado. More importantly, the Roundtable’s work led to and facilitated the Legislature’s adoption of the Statewide Board System that now governs bail bond forfeitures. View the full story.

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ALEC Issue Alert - April 2008

Upated April 14, 2008

An “Issue Alert” (an urgent document) that we arranged to have sent by The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the nation’s largest bi-partisan state legislator membership organization. Some members of the Judiciary Committee are members of ALEC and their getting the “Issue Alert” was important. View the full story.

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Agent Spotlight January 2008

Upated January 14, 2008

With an estimated 14,000 bail agents working in the United States, competition for business is strong, and survival relies on bondsmen always looking for new ways to provide the best service in town. At the recent AIA Southern Midwest Region Agents Conference, some agents explained their day-to-day business strategies that keep them ahead of the competition. Some methods meant taking a chance on new services, while others drew on old skills and used them in a new way. View the full story. 



Agents Receive Honors For 15 Years Of Service

Upated January 14, 2008

Allegheny Casualty, International Fidelity and Associated Bond (known as AIA) recognized Lemmon and 26 other agents with loyalty awards at the Southern Midwest Region Agents conference for 15 years or more of continued service with AIA’s family of companies. View the full story. 



Electronic Services

Upated January 14, 2008

“Our business is a mobile business. We’re working 24 hours a day,” Kersnick said. “It’s important to have systems available to provide information and help us work... whenever we need it.” While some agents are just wading into working online, others have already jumped right in. View the full story. 



Post Conviction Bonds

Upated January 14, 2008

Get-tough-on-crime laws have packed prisons to capacity and do nothing to rehabilitate offenders. Post-conviction bonds could change all that. With the help of bail agents, post-conviction bonds could be issued to eligible inmates who are then connected to the criminal justice system through the bonds and guaranteed through surety companies. View the full story.