Section 27-10-3-5 - Recovery agent; additional licensing requirements; fees; fingerprints and photographs In addition to the requirements prescribed in section 1 of this chapter, an applicant for a license to serve as a recovery agent must affirmatively show that:
(1) the applicant is at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) the applicant is a citizen of the United States and has been a bona fide resident of this state for more than six (6) months immediately preceding the date of application;(3) the applicant has never been convicted of a disqualifying offense, notwithstanding IC 25-1-1.1, or: (A) in the case of a felony conviction, at least ten (10) years have passed since the date of the applicant's conviction or release from imprisonment, parole, or probation, whichever is later; or(B) in the case of a misdemeanor disqualifying offense, at least five (5) years have passed since the date of the applicant's conviction or release from imprisonment, parole, or probation, whichever is later; and(4) the applicant has completed at least twelve (12) hours of instruction in courses approved by the commissioner under section 7.1 of this chapter that pertain to the duties and responsibilities of a bail agent or recovery agent, including instruction in the laws that relate to the conduct of a bail agent or recovery agent.A license fee of three hundred dollars ($300) and an examination fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be submitted to the commissioner with each application, together with the applicant's fingerprints and photograph.
As added by P.L. 261-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L. 224-1993, SEC.16; P.L. 102-2005, SEC.3.