A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to clarify the residency requirements for licensure under the laws pertaining to bail bondsmen and runners.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 58‑71‑50(b)(2) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Every applicant for a license under this Article as a bail bondsman or runner must meet all of the following qualifications:
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(2)	Submit proof of residency in this State to the Commissioner at least six consecutive months before applying to be licensed as a bail bondsmen or runner in this State. As proof of residency, the applicant must submit a valid North Carolina drivers license and present at least two of the following types of documentation:
a.	A pay stub with the payee's address.
b.	A utility bill showing the address of the applicant‑payor.
c.	A contract for an apartment, house, modular unit, or manufactured home with a North Carolina address signed by the applicant.
d.	A receipt for personal property taxes paid.
e.	A receipt for real property taxes paid to a North Carolina locality.
f.	A current automobile insurance policy issued to the applicant and showing the applicant's address.
g.	A monthly or quarterly financial statement from a North Carolina regulated financial institution.
	The Commissioner, at the Commissioner's discretion, may require the applicant to submit more than two types of documentation as proof of residency.
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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.