Opinion No. (2003)

Dear Representative Easley

¶ 0 This office has received your request for an official Attorney General Opinion in which you ask, in effect, the following questions:

1. Is a bail bondsman responsible for the costs incurred by law enforcement agencies in returning a defendant to the court of original jurisdiction from the custody of another jurisdiction within the State?

2. May a municipal police department or other law enforcement agency prohibit its peace officers from arresting defendants based on a certified copy of the bond when no arrest warrant has been issued?

3. In order to surrender a…