§ 30-568. Petition for permit.

(a)

Every person engaged in the business of professional bondsperson shall, on or before January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 in each year, file with the department of police a petition for a permit to engage in the business. The petition shall contain the following:

(1)

A description of all real property in the five-county metropolitan Atlanta area owned in fee simple by the person and the clear market value of each item of real property so scheduled shall be set forth;

(2)

A description of mortgages, liens or other encumbrances affecting that real property, showing the maturity date and amount thereof;

(3)

A statement of the total amount of all bonds upon which the petitioner may, at that time, appear as surety; and

(4)

A subschedule of all bonds upon which the petitioner may, at that time, appear as surety which have been forfeited and not paid.

(b)

The department of police may require the petitioner to file, in addition, a schedule showing separately the date and penal sum of all of the bonds upon which the petitioner then appears as surety.

(c)

All schedules and subschedules required by this division shall be made under oath by the petitioner; if the petitioner is a firm, each member of the firm shall sign and, if a corporation, two principal officers thereof authorized by the corporation's bylaws shall sign and the corporate seal shall be affixed.

(Code 1977, § 14-6035)