California Penal Code

§ 1276.5

PEN § 1276.5Title 10 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)At the time of an initial application to a bail bond licensee for a bail bond which is to be secured by a lien against real property, the bail bond licensee shall provide the property owner with a written disclosure statement in the following form: “DISCLOSURE OF LIEN AGAINST REAL PROPERTY DO NOT SIGN THIS DOCUMENT UNTIL YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND IT! THIS BAIL BOND WILL BE SECURED BY REAL PROPERTY YOU OWN OR IN WHICH YOU HAVE AN INTEREST. THE FAILURE TO PAY THE BAIL BOND PREMIUMS WHEN DUE OR THE FAILURE OF THE DEFENDANT TO COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BAIL COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF YOUR PROPERTY!”

(b)The disclosure required in subdivision (a) shall be made in 14-point bold type by either of the following means:

(1)A separate and specific document attached to or accompanying the application.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 838, Sec. 1.