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Do the Florida Statutes prohibit a bail bond agent from referring customers to attorneys?

April 26, 2017agent attorneys BAIL Bond customers Florida prohibit referring statutes

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Do the Florida Statutes prohibit a bail bond agent from referring customers to attorneys?

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Yes. Subsection §648.44(1)(a), Florida Statutes, states bail bond agents and temporary bail bond agents are prohibited from suggesting or advising the use of any particular attorney to represent his or her principal. Any bail bond agent violating this prohibition is subject to suspension or revocation of their license and commits a first-degree misdemeanor subject to applicable criminal penalties.