Important Mississippi Bail Agent License Update
For questions concerning the Bail Bond Data Base, please contact the Mississippi Bondsource Support line at 844-607-6432
(NEW) Effective 03-16-2020, All Bail Agents will need to schedule an appointment for fingerprints, as the Department no longer accepts walk-ins. You may call 601-359-3582 and schedule your fingerprint appointment between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm.
Effective November 10, 2017, the department will be providing a 90-day notification for license renewal for insurance producers, adjusters, entities, and bail agents. Please ensure that the department has your current business e-mail as renewal invoices will be sent to the business email address on record. Bail Soliciting & Enforcement Agents licenses are mailed and Professional Bail Agents are emailed. For questions, email licensing@mid.ms.gov.
You may verify/update your contact information, including your mailing address and current e-mail address on Sircon’s Website.
You can also download and complete an Address Change Form, then scan and email it to licensing@mid.ms.gov.
Bail Agent License Revocations (List updated 02/07/2025)
Bail Agent Licensing
The Mississippi Insurance Department offers the following types of producer\individual licenses. Click on the links (where available) for application instructions and forms. Questions pertaining to the licensing process should be directed to licensing@mid.ms.gov or by calling the MID Licensing Division at (601) 359-3582.
Bail Prelicensing
Testing Center: Pearson Vue / www.pearsonvue.com / (888) 293-4222
Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 7:00pm CT, Closed on local holidays
Bail Agent Continuing Education
Fees
- Bail Agent, Professional – $100.00
- Limited Surety
- Personal Surety
- Bail Enforcement or Soliciting Agent – $40.00
- Professional Bail Agent’s Certificate of Authority – $25.00
- Fingerprinting- $50.00
Bail Licenses
Bail Agent, Professional – Instructions, Application
Bail Enforcement or Soliciting Agent – Instructions, Application
Additional Forms
- Bail Renewal Additional information
- Bail Agent Name Change Form
- Fingerprinting Instructions for All Bail Agent License Types
- Fingerprint Request Form
- Personal Surety – Irrevocable Security Power Form
- Professional Bail Bond Agent Financial Statement (Year Ending Dec. 31, 2023): Due June 1, 2024
- *Professional Bail Bond Agent Financial Statement (Year Ending Dec. 31, 2024): Due June 1, 2025 (NEW)
- Limited Surety – Appointment Form
* Must be submitted before renewing license in September 2025.
Renewals
Bail Agent, Professional/Bail Enforcement or Soliciting Agent Bail Agent licenses will renew in September in odd years (e.g. 2013, 2015, 2017). Bail Agent renewal invoices will be mailed the last week of July.
- CE Affidavit: Age 65+ and over 20 years of continuous licensure
- Bail Renewal Additional information
Online Renewals

For those with inactive licenses, if you wish to reinstate, you may submit a first-time Professional Bail Agent, Bail Enforcement or Soliciting Agent paper application.
Bail Statute
Mississippi Code 1972, Title 99, Chapter 5, Criminal Procedures (Sec. 99-5-11 to 99-5-39)
Mississippi Code 1972, Title 83. Chapter 39, Bail Bonds and Bondsmen (Sec 83-39-1 to 83-39-31)
To locate MS Code access Secretary of State website: www.sos.ms.gov/communications-publications/mississippi-law
Laws, Bulletins, Regulations
- Bulletin 2016-11: Compliance with the Electronic Bondsmen Registry and Bail Bond Data Base
- Mississippi Legislature Website
2016 Legislative Summary
2013 Legislative Summary
New Laws
- 2012 New Laws: HB631
- 2011 New Laws: SB2806
- 2010 New Laws: HB900
- 2009 New Laws: HB880, HB989