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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House Bill 1708 establishes charitable cash bondsman license and regulations
Last action · February 4, 2025: Referred to Business
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 1708 creates the new definition of a who deposits cash for a bail bond without charging a fee, exempts applicants for cash or charitable cash bondsman licenses from the one-year residence requirement while requiring a six-month state residency for cash bondsman applicants, and allows professional bondsman licenses to be transferred to a spouse or designated licensed surety bondsman upon death or incapacitation for up to 180 days, effective November 1, 2025.
Changes licensing rules and requirements for individuals and organizations providing bail and charitable cash bail services in Oklahoma courts, and alters license transfer rules upon a bondsman's death or physical incapacitation.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
charitable cash bondsmen
Individuals acting as charitable cash bondsmen are newly defined, subjected to licensing approval by the Insurance Commissioner, and barred from charging or receiving fees for depositing cash security for a cash bond.
professional bondsmen
Professional bondsmen face updated net worth, deposit, and financial statement verification requirements, bond-to-deposit ratio limits, and provisions allowing temporary transfer of their license upon death or incapacitation.
Insurance Commissioner of the State of Oklahoma
The Insurance Commissioner is responsible for approving licenses, holding and releasing deposits, reviewing financial statements, and issuing written orders regarding professional bondsman deposits and license transfers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a charitable cash bondsman under House Bill 1708?
What are the residency requirements for a cash bondsman license?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Business
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Worthen
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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