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0935 \0,\ ORDINANCE NO. 9 3 5 C#15-90) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5.12 OF THE JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE; BRINGING THE JACKSONVILLE BAIL BONDSMAN'S REGULArI'IONS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THAT: SECTION ONE: Section 5.12.060 of the Jacksonville Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety. SECTION TWO: as follows: Section 5.12.070(B) is hereby amended to read B. 'rhe permi t shall be for the per iod of one year beginning on January 1st and expiring on December 31st of the same year. In the event application is made on or after the first day of July of any year, the license fee shall be one-half of the annual fee and the license shall expire on December 31st of the same year. Applications for renewal of license shall be filed with the Court Clerk not less than thirty days prior to the expiration date of the license. SECTION THREE: Section 5.12.080 of the Jacksonville Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety. SECTION FOUR: Section 5.12.110 of the Jacksonville Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety. SECTION FIVE: Section 5.12.130 of the Jacksonville Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: List of Licensed Bondsmen - Court Clerk Duty. It shall be the duty of the Court Clerk to cause to be typewr it ten or pr inted on the 1st of every year, a list which should be prepared in the order in which they ini tially reg ister wi th the Clerk for the purpose of being included on the list. The list shall include the name of the pro- fessional bail bondsman, the company the bail bondsman represents, and the bail bondsman's off ice address and phone number. The list shall include all persons licensed under the authority of this chapter to conduct or engage in the busi- ness of a professional bondsman in the City and the Court Clerk shall furnish copies thereof to the judge of the Municipal Court of the City and to the Chief of Police of the Ci ty. It shall be the duty of the Court Clerk to maintain sufficient numbers of said lists so that one may be made available to any member of the police depar"tment upon request. If and when addi tional applicants are qualified, approved and licensed during the year, such names will be added to the list. After the or ig inal list is prepared on the 1st of any year, the Court Clerk shall have five (5) days in which to prepare a new list after a new company is qualified. \.~~ SECTION SIX: Section 5.12.140 of the Jacksonville Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Detained Person - Bondsman Choice - Records. When a person in custody in any place of detention requests any officer in charge thereof to furnish him the name of a bondsman, the list shall be pre- sented to the person so detained without recommen- dation p~ any tname+: l:.stec_fthereon. h It shall be Ene tur~ner au y OL ~~e o~ 1cer 1n c arge ot sucn place of detention to put the person so detained, or his authorized representative, in communication by telephone or otherwise with the bondsman selected and chosen by said person in custody, within a reasonable time. It is unlawful for the officer in charge to make any suggestion to or influence in any way the per- son in custody with reference to the choice of a bondsman. SECTION SEVEN: Section 5.12.150(A) of the Jacksonville Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: License - Suspension or Revocation - Hearing. The license of a professional bondsman may be suspended or revoked in the following manner: A. The Municipal Judge, whenever he has knowledge or it is brought to his attention that a professional bondsman has violated or is violating any of the provisions of this chapter, is authorized, and it shall be his duty to cite such bondsman to appear before him on a certain day to show cause why his license should not be suspended or revoked. Said ci tation shall state the reason and grounds for its issuance and the date, hour and place of the hearing, and shall be served on the bondsman per- sonally. SECTION EIGHT: That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewi th are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 1st DAY OF NOV~MBE~,1990. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS ATrrEST: ~-----' 1 ./--_____'---- . t \~~ .,.11 " )~. 'l'OMlvlY SWAIM 1 MAYOR .. '1 (~. ~o A. %,,-~) '~ L'E()NARDV ~,TY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: #) ; /j; /" f' . --,--' ," ~ ,,1\ '"j2~~ ,~YL- KE ITH VAUGHAl)llj CITY ATTORNEY / vf -2-