Bail Enforcement Agents

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This is Article 12 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Bail Enforcement Agents.” It is part of Chapter 1 “Department of Criminal Justice Services”, which is part of Title 9.1 “Commonwealth Public Safety”. It contains 15 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 15 sections.

§ 9.1-186	Definitions
§ 9.1-186.1	Inapplicability of article
§ 9.1-186.10	Uniforms and identification; standards and restrictions
§ 9.1-186.11	Reporting standards and requirements
§ 9.1-186.12	Recovery of bailees; methods of capture; standards and requirements; limitations
§ 9.1-186.13	Penalties, criminal and monetary
§ 9.1-186.14	Expired
§ 9.1-186.2	Powers of Department and Board relating to bail enforcement agents
§ 9.1-186.3	Powers of Department relating to bail enforcement agents
§ 9.1-186.4	Limitations on licensure
§ 9.1-186.5	Bail enforcement agent license; criminal history records check
§ 9.1-186.6	Licenses; renewal
§ 9.1-186.7	Licensure of nonresidents
§ 9.1-186.8	Professional conduct standards; grounds for disciplinary actions
§ 9.1-186.9	Firearms, training and usage; standards and requirements