Bob Cole Bail Bonds, Inc. v. Howard

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The appellant, Bob Cole Bail Bonds, Inc., appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion for declaratory judgment, concerning the interpretation of Ark. Code Ann. § 17-17-306 (1989 and Supp. 1991), the posting of bail bondsmen lists in facilities housing persons in custody. The trial court held that bondsmen are to be placed on the annual lists in the order in which they register with the circuit clerk each year. We reverse and remand.

Act 417 of 1989 governs the practice of bail bondsmen. Upon proper application to the State Insurance Commissioner, a…