The early regulation of bail in North Carolina was conducted on a county level, overseen by the sheriff of that county. In the early days, a bail bondsman would have to deposit a sum of cash or a deed of trust in each county where he wrote bonds. As the bail bonding industry progressed, bail bonding in North Carolina was later moved from county regulation to state regulation.
In 1964, the North Carolina Department of Insurance (DOI) began overseeing bail in 27 counties. By 1983, DOI was regulating bail in all counties in North Carolina. The state’s Insurance Commissioner has “full power and authority” as written in the state’s statute to regulate the bail bonding industry.
Created in 1992, the North Carolina Bail Agents Association (NCBAA) works to preserve, protect and promote the private bail bond industry in North Carolina. The association is dedicated to ensuring the industry and those working in it are represented and held to the highest of standards as required by the state. The NCBAA is the only statewide association working to train bail agents and strengthen the bail bonding profession in North Carolina. A copy of the most current Association Bylaws can be found here. BYLAWS.
The members of the association work diligently to protect, shape and improve the bail bonding industry.
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