How to Apply for a Bail Bond License in Harrison County (what to file, fees, and timing)

You'll file the application yourself as the person seeking licensure. Build your timeline around the Board's meeting schedule - they meet on the third Thursday of each month, or the first business day after if that Thursday falls on an official holiday. The Chair can also call additional meetings. Here's why timing matters: your application needs to be on file early enough to make the agenda. Miss the cutoff, and you're waiting for the next regular meeting or hoping for a called meeting.

Documents Attachments

• ✓ Payment of a $500 application fee (submitted with your application)
• ✓ Two recent passport-sized photographs of you (the applicant)
• ✓ One set of fingerprints taken by a law enforcement officer on the Board-approved form provided by the Sheriff

Submit your application to the Secretary at the Board office. You'll need an original plus thirteen copies - plan your printing ahead of time. Showing up with only one set will delay your filing.

1. Pick the meeting you want - The Board’s regular meeting is the third Thursday of each month (or the first business day after, if that Thursday is an official holiday). The Chair can also call meetings.
2. Count back 10 working days - Your application must be filed at least 10 working days before that meeting.
3. Exclude two days from your count - Do not count the day you file, and do not count the meeting date itself.

Include a $500 fee with your application. This goes in when you submit - not afterward. Treat it as part of the packet.

You'll also need two recent passport-sized photos and a full set of fingerprints. The fingerprints must be taken by a law enforcement officer using the Board-approved form from the Sheriff - build in time to get this done before you file.

Once you've filed, the goal is straightforward: get on the agenda for your target Board meeting. The Board reviews applications at its regular monthly meeting (third Thursday, or the next business day if that's an official holiday). The Chair may also call additional meetings. Remember the "at least 10 working days" rule - and that neither your filing day nor the meeting date counts toward that total. Miss it, and your application won't be considered until a later meeting. The same paperwork can mean very different wait times depending on when you submit.

Practical Checklist

• ✓ Application packet prepared as an original plus thirteen copies
• ✓ $500 application fee included with the application
• ✓ Two recent passport-sized photographs included
• ✓ Fingerprints completed by a law enforcement officer on the Board-approved form provided by the Sheriff
• ✓ Filing date chosen so the application is on file at least 10 working days before the meeting you want (excluding the day you file and the meeting date)