Article 6

When and examination of the material factors of a potential undertaking reasonably convinces the Surety and/or their Agents that she or he will be unable to undertake that particular bail relationship, the Surety and/or their Agents should immediately inform all involved parties that she or he will not be able to secure the release of the defendant so that the defendant or his or her affiliates may promptly seek his or her release by another means.

Article 7

Every Surety and/or their Agents should comply in full with the laws and regulations governing the transaction of bail in the State of Utah. Such Compliance must necessarily include those matters dealing with the trust and fiduciary relationship as it relates to monies and properties which may secure an undertaking. The highest moral and ethical practice should be maintained when entering into a trust or fiduciary relationship.

Section 2

Relationships with the General Public

Article 8

The Surety and/or their Agents should keep informed as to movements affecting the criminal justice system in the community, state and the nation, so that he or she may be able to constructively contribute to public thinking on matters of legislation, expenditures, public safety, and other questions dealing with the welfare of the general public. The Surety and/or their Agents shall strive to find more effective means of fighting crime.

Article 9

It is the paramount duty of the Surety and/or their Agents to protect the general public against misrepresentations or unethical business practices in the bail industry. Surety’s and/or their Agents should endeavor to eliminate in their community any practices which could be damaging to the public or to the or to the dignity and integrity of the bail industry. The Surety and/or their Agents should assist any regulatory agency or business practices review board charged with regulating the practices of the members of the industry.

Article 10

The Surety and/or their Agents should not, except as provided by law, engage in activities that constitute the practice of law, and should refrain from making comments and representations which may lead the public to believe that the Surety and/or their Agents are practicing law.