ISBAA - Indiana Surety Bail Agents Association

I would like to extend my sincerest appreciation to all of those who made our May 11th, 2010 General Meeting a success. Many members present took advantage of the 3 credit hours of Continuing Education offered in the morning. It is my intension to offer these classes at each of our regular meetings. We will be providing the C.E. classes free to all ISBAA Voting members.

I would also like to thank Aaron Weese who flew in from Virginia to speak to us about the Americans for the Preservation of Bail. He provided many new ideas on how to help with our Legislative process. A special thanks to Mike Whitlock and American Surety for taking care of getting Aaron here.

Congratulations to our new Officers and Directors, Gary Logue, Treasurer, Gary Good, Southeast Director and David Akers, Northwest Director. In accordance with our By-Laws, Section V, Article 3, I have appointed Jim Degan to replace Gary as Central West Director. Thank you for your interest and congratulations on your appointment.

One of the primary focuses of the meeting was the importance of being politically active and involved. As many of you know, our profession is at the mercy of our Legislative Process. It is a must that we represent ourselves and our profession to our Legislators. We must educate them on the many benefits of Corporate Surety Bail and the ineffectiveness of 10% deposit and unsupervised cash bail. It is up to us to get this accomplished. Who else will do it for us if not all of you?

In my 23 years in the Bail profession and my 2 years as President of our association, I have seen the same people in our profession year after year stepping up to the plate and getting our message out. What would happen if those people were to stop? Who would take their place? What would happen to our businesses? If you can’t answer any of those questions, I suggest we all start getting involved now.

With the up and coming elections, we have a good chance to seek change in the House of Representatives where we have met adversity on our Bills. The Chairman of the committee our Bill must go through is from a county which is not Surety Bail friendly. With a shift in power in the House, we will have a new Chairman of that committee and perhaps a more sympathetic ear to our cause. We cannot afford to miss this opportunity.

If you are uncertain what to do in getting active politically or you feel you just don’t have the time, join the association. Your dues will help fund our lobbying efforts to fight the 10% deposit and cash bail systems. Our C.E. classes will instruct you how to get involved with your local Legislators as well as give you ideas to better your business. We can also help keep you up to date with the changing laws as well as watch out for new Bills that could have an adverse effect on your business.

Join the Association today! Help us help you! With you, we can all make a difference!!!

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 New Board of Directors

President, Anthony Widgery
Vice President, Josh Sroufe
Past President, Lee Sexton
Director at Large, Mike Whitlock
Director at Large, Les Sebring
Secretary, Bob Dawson
Treasure, Gary Logue
North East Director, Denny Addington
North West Director, David Akers
Central East Director, Jeff Burk
Central West Director, Jim Degan
South East Director, Gary Good
South West Director ,Tony Hiner

Link to Prelicensing Education Information

Link to 2008 Spring Meeting Article