California does not allow late renewals for bail licenses. If yours expired, you cannot write bonds, and getting licensed again means a new application and double the filing fee. Here is what that means and what to do first.
Read MoreCalifornia bail agent licenses renew every two years, and the consequences of missing the date are severe. The lookup takes two minutes on the CDI website. Here is how, and what to do with the date once you have it.
Read MoreThe California CE requirement for bail agents in plain terms: what the 12 hours involve, which courses count, how the open-book exam works, and how completions reach the CDI.
Read MoreThe renewal has two parts: 12 hours of CDI-approved continuing education, then the renewal application and $188 fee. Here is the full process in order, with the deadlines that matter.
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