Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: May 31, 2017
The issues are whether, in violation of section 648.45(3)(c), Florida Statutes, Respondent executed a bond after a judgment had been entered on a bail bond that she had executed and the judgment had remained unpaid or unsecured for at least 35 days; and, if so, what penalty should be imposed.Three-month suspension for bail bond agent who endorsed bail bonds after surety on bail bond failed to pay a judgment following forfeiture of the surety bond. Substantive due process militates against suspending license of agent until she or surety pays.
