AN ACT CONCERNING ANNUAL RANDOM AUDITS OF PROFESSIONAL BONDSMEN.

This bill establishes a system for the annual random auditing of professional bondsmen to ensure compliance with fee regulations. It requires licensed bondsmen to submit detailed reports of their bail transactions by February 1 each year, allowing the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection to randomly select three individuals for an audit of their records by March 1. The legislation also sets specific limits on the commissions bondsmen can charge based on the bail amount and clarifies how fees are credited for subsequent bail on the same person within a criminal proceeding. These measures are designed to increase transparency and oversight within the professional bondsman industry without changing the fundamental fee caps already in place.