New legislation was introduced on April 27th, 2009 in the state of Louisiana relating to credit service organizations. The new bill is referred to as SB 110 and terminated the requirement which was the surety bond required of credit service organizations; it must be active for two years following the halt of organization operations in the State or after the organization has filed notice with the Attorney General, whichever is later. SB 110 was enacted on 06/18/2009.

Introduced on February 13th, 2009 was a new law concerning utility installers within Maryland. HB 1221 is the title of the new law and requires a surety bond or other security in association with a right-of-way permit for the installation and implementation of utilities in Washington County. The surety bond guarantees the refurbishment of county property at the location on which the work was executed. HB 1221 was enacted on 05/07/2009.

Police officers within the state of Kentucky must abide by a new bill that was presented on February 11th, 2009. The new bill is named HB 411 and requires police officers to acquire a surety bond to secure the expenses of a court appeal from a conviction in the Kentucky State Police Department’s trial board for a breach of the law with reference to police officer conduct. HB 411 was enacted on March 24th, 2009.