This message contains images. If you don't see images, click here to view. Advertise in this news brief. Text Version   RSS   Subscribe   Unsubscribe   Archive   Media Kit April 23, 2015 Home   About Us   Membership   Meetings & Events   Bail Information   Board of Directors       Message from the President Scott G. Hall PBUS Tip of the week: Have you made your room reservation yet for the Mid-Year meeting at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs? We are already at 54 percent of our room block. Make your reservation here or call 800-588-0250. Register for the conference here! Download the mid-year marketing postcard now!    Share this article:   Increased regulation for bail bonds industry passes committee Pennsylvania Business Daily Pennsylvania's bail bonds industry is a step closer to increased regulation after the unanimous passage of HB 367 by the House Judiciary Committee this week. Drafted by state Rep. Bryan Cutler, R-Peach Bottom, the bill requires bondsmen to be licensed as insurance producers by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department and to secure assurance of financial ability to cover assumed liability in their cases. Share this article:   READ MORE Miss an issue of the PBUS News Update? Click here to visit the PBUS News Update archive page. Decision may prompt bail reform in New Mexico Albuquerque Journal A New Mexico Supreme Court decision issued last November is having a potentially far-reaching impact on where criminal defendants reside and the conditions by which they must abide as they await trial. Share this article:   READ MORE Pennsylvania county controller takes jail to task again on bail bond account Observer-Reporter For the second year in a row, an audit by the office of Controller Michael Namie has found that Washington County jail personnel are not turning over bail bond money to the clerk of courts' office on the next business day as required by the jail's own policy. Share this article:   READ MORE TRENDING ARTICLES Missed last week's issue? See which articles your colleagues read most.     New York City fund would pay bail for some accused of misdemeanors (The Wall Street Journal) Bail bond industry also impacted by changes at jail (KSPR-TV) Bail bondsmen who nabbed man may face charges (The Columbus Dispatch) Eric Garner videographer goes on prison hunger strike (The Daily Beast) Are police violating privacy with GPS tracking? (Boston.com) Don't be left behind. Click here to see what else you missed. City Council: Do not pass go on bad-idea bail fund New York Daily News Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito wants to hand Get Out of Jail Free cards to criminal defendants — paid for not with Monopoly money, but with yours. Share this article:   READ MORE Bond changes land case in court WREG-TV Making bond is sometimes the only thing that stands between a suspect and being released from jail. Sometimes, when bonds are high, coming up with the 10 percent you have to pay can be difficult. Bond companies have allowed clients to pay part of their 10 percent bond and credit the rest in smaller monthly payments. Share this article:   READ MORE Audit: Louisiana city police collected, set bail illegally Opelousas Daily World The Washington Police Department may have broken state law by setting and collecting bail bonds from individuals arrested, according to a report from the Louisiana state auditor. Share this article:   READ MORE   PBUS News Update Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, 469.420.2601 Download media kit Danielle Wegert, Assistant Executive Editor, 469.420.2696    Contribute news Disclaimer: Professional Bail Agents of the United States (PBUS) makes available the PBUS News Update as a resource for members and subscribers. Banners, skyscrapers and product showcase items are advertisements. The companies, products, and services advertised, and the content found on the advertisers' websites are not endorsed or recommended by PBUS. This edition of the PBUS News Update was sent to ##Email##. To unsubscribe, click here. Did someone forward this edition to you? Subscribe here -- it's free! Recent issues April 9, 2015 April 2, 2015 March 26, 2015 March 19, 2015 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063