Section 59A-51-4 - Qualifications for licenseApplicants for license as bail bondsman or solicitor pursuant to the provisions of the Bail Bondsmen Licensing Law shall:
A. be an individual not less than eighteen years of age;B. be a high school graduate or have passed a high school equivalency examination;C. not be a law enforcement, adjudication, jail, court or prosecution official or an employee thereof or an attorney, official authorized to admit to bail or state or county officer;D. if for license as bondsman, pass a written examination testing the applicant's knowledge and competence to engage in the bail bondsman business;E. be of good personal and business reputation;F. if to act as a property bondsman, be financially responsible and provide the surety bond or deposit in lieu thereof as required in accordance with Section 59A-51-8 NMSA 1978;G. if to act as a limited surety agent, be appointed by an authorized surety insurer; andH. if for license as a solicitor, have been so appointed by a licensed bail bondsman subject to issuance of the solicitor license.Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 931; 1999, ch. 272, § 25; 1999, ch. 289, § 38; 2005, ch. 259, § 2; 2014, ch. 21, § 2.Amended by 2021, c. 70,s. 5, eff. 6/18/2021.Amended by 2014, c. 21,s. 2, eff. 5/18/2016.