SB 1785 MO
SB 1785 - This act requires that a bonding company or an agent executing a bond must collect fifty percent of the bonding fee prior to executing a bond if the defendant is charged with certain felony offenses. The bonding agent is also required to certify to the court that they have received the required percentage from the defendant when they file the bonding paperwork. If a bonding agent fails to provide the certification, they shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. If an agent falsifies documentation it shall be a class E felony. Additionally, if a bonding agent fails to provide the certification, or falsifies documentation, they shall be disqualified from writing bail bonds for a period of five years. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.
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Summary
This bill imposes requirements on bail bond agents handling cases involving certain felony charges in Missouri. Bonding companies and agents must collect fifty percent of the bonding fee from the defendant before executing the bond. The bonding agent must also certify to the court in the bonding paperwork that they have collected the required fifty percent from the defendant. If a bonding agent fails to provide the required certification, they face criminal charges as a class A misdemeanor and a five-year disqualification from writing bail bonds. If a bonding agent falsifies documentation, they face criminal charges as a class E felony and the same five-year disqualification from writing bail bonds.
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Official abstract
SB 1785 - This act requires that a bonding company or an agent executing a bond must collect fifty percent of the bonding fee prior to executing a bond if the defendant is charged with certain felony offenses. The bonding agent is also required to certify to the court that they have received the required percentage from the defendant when they file the bonding paperwork. If a bonding agent fails to provide the certification, they shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. If an agent falsifies documentation it shall be a class E felony. Additionally, if a bonding agent fails to provide the certification, or falsifies documentation, they shall be disqualified from writing bail bonds for a period of five years. TRISTAN BENSON, JR.
Sponsor (1)
- Hudson, Brad Republican · primary
Action history (2)
- May 7, 2026 Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 S First Read · upper
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