WELCOME

The 30th Annual CBAA Convention is being held October 11 – 13, 2009 in beautiful South Lake Tahoe at Harrah’s
Casino and Resort. Every year the CBAA convention is designed to provide a forum for education, information
and networking opportunities. You don’t want to miss this convention.
We start off the convention on Sunday with an exciting “NO-LIMIT TEXAS HOLD’EM” Poker Tournament across
the street at Harvey’s Hotel and Casino and then we end with our traditional Welcome Reception.
Monday will be an exciting and informative day. We have an opportunity to hear about the latest threat to the bail
industry by the Credit Card Kiosks sprouting up all over the state. We will hear about what’s happening with
Pre-Trial in Santa Clara County and elsewhere. But the highlight of the day will be talking to many of our elected
officials and candidates for California Department of Insurance Commissioner . In addition, CBAA and GSBAA
have planned a reception for our own Assemblyman Curt Hagman. Curt is the first bail agent to be elected to the
California State Assembly. We are all so very proud to have someone in the Legislature that understands the
bail industry. Then we end the evening with our 30th Anniversary Dinner and the ever so popular Bocce
Tournament.
Tuesday we will hear from representatives of the local Bail Agents Associations as well as what’s new and
happening with the Fugitive Recovery Agents. We will be showcasing our new Website. In case you haven’t
noticed, we have a new look (www.cbaa.com) It is very interactive and friendly. We will also be announcing two
new courses for our online continuing education classes. Just as exciting, CBAA will be honoring a very special
bail agent, Don Armstrong and announcing the new officers and board of directors at our luncheon . Our
sessions will end at 3:00 p.m. This is a later than in the past so be sure to plan your airline reservations.
Elections will be held on Monday for the Officers and on Tuesday for members of the Board of Directors serving
by Appellate District Regions. Nomination forms are included in this brochure. Time to get involved?
Let’s not forget our vendors. This is a good opportunity to see what is new and exciting. Most importantly, don’t
forget to renew your membership. This will include the remainder of 2009 and all of 2010.
See you at the convention in October!

Barry Pearlstein
President, CBAA

CURRENT OFFICERS AND

BOARD MEMBERS

President: Barry Pearlstein Area 5

Vice President: Tedd Wallace Area 6
Secretary: Tony Suggs Area 1
Treasurer: Vera Robles DeWitt Area 2
Parliamentarian: Marco LiMandri Area 4
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Area 1 Director: Matt Wilton Area 1 Director: Bill Davidson

Area 2 Director: Albert Lopez Area 2 Director: William Armstrong
Area 3 Director: Vacant Area 3 Director Vacant
Area 4 Director: Anthony Armstrong Area 4 Director: Gloria Mitchell
Area 5 Director: Glen Pierce Area 5 Director: Vacant
Area 6 Director: Terry Finn Area 6 Director: Geri Campana
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Immediate
Past President: Maggie Kreins Area 2
At Large: Steve Sparacino Area 6
At Large: Rainy Robinson Area 1
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 SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS

Hector DeLaTorre, Assemblyman, 50th AD

(Invited)

Hector DeLaTorre has spent his career standing up to powerful special

interests to protect workers, consumers and taxpayers. He has taken on
the tough fights - and won.

With a focus of cracking down on wasteful spending, Assemblyman

DeLaTorre chairs the Assembly Committee on Accountability. This new
committee is digging into the state bureaucracy to make sure our tax dollars
are spent wisely. In just three months, the committee that includes
Assemblyman Curt Hagman has identified millions in savings for taxpayers.
Recently he met with several bail agents expressing concern about the lack of enforcement by the
Department of Insurance as well as pointing out the fact that surety bail provides public safety and
accountability at no costs to the taxpayers.

Curt Hagman, Assemblyman, 60th AD (Invited)

Elected to office in 2008, Assemblyman Curt Hagman is the owner of Apex

Bail Bonds in Pomona. He serves as the Vice Chair of the Public Safety
Committee and is a member of the Committee on Accountability and Admin-
istrative Review as well as Aging and Long Term Care and the Joint Legisla-
tive Audit Committee. In addition Assemblyman Hagman was appointed to
three additional Committees. They are the Select Committee on Aerospace,
the Select Committee on Ports and the Joint Committee on fisheries and
Aquaculture. To say he is a busy man is an understatement.

The bail industry is fortunate that finally there is a representative in the State
Legislature that knows and understand what we do. We are so very proud of
his accomplishments. Assemblyman Hagman will be available on Monday
evening at a special reception in his honor.

Carmen “Nuch” Trutanich, Los Angeles City Attorney

Supported by the well respected Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley and
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca as well as many individuals from the bail bond indus-
try, “Nuch” avoided a run-off election with an impressive victory this year. He ran on a
platform of “crime fighter.”

Both City Attorney Trutanich and his wife Noreen were guests of CBAA at our convention
last year. Bail Agents from Los Angeles and beyond held fundraisers and meetings with
the new City Attorney sharing the concerns of the hardworking, independent agents
throughout the state.

He understands the value of the bail industry and would like to help. Despite his busy schedule, he wants to return and share
his unbelievable journey into public office. In addition, we may hear of the efforts being made to look into illegal solicitation in
the City of Los Angeles.

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 P. O. Box 4752
Carson, California 90749
TEL 310 549-3512
FAX 310 549-3500
Info.cbaa.com
www.cbaa.com

REMINDER
Call for Nominations
Area Director & Officer Elections
SUBMIT BEFORE September 30, 2009
The CBAA will conduct elections for Area Directors and Officers during its Annual Convention October
11-13, 2009, Harrah’s Resort & Casino, South Lake Tahoe

Nomination eligibility requirements are outlined in the relevant Bylaw sections provided below.

Memberships and Voting Rights

3.1 Membership:

The CBAA shall be composed of those individuals who have qualified for membership under
paragraph 3.2 and have paid their annual dues. Membership shall be effective upon acceptance
and approval of the membership application by the Board of Directors or its designee shall be
contingent on the payment of dues, as established and modified from time to time by the Board of
Directors. By 2/3 majority vote, the Board of Directors may designate additional categories of
membership to those contained herein as well as the qualifications, rights and restrictions
applicable to such members. The categories of membership shall include:

3.2 Membership Classes:

CBAA recognizes six types of memberships:

A. Full members are those individuals who are licensed by the authorized governmental
agencies within the State of California to execute surety bail bonds for the public sector, and
pay 100% of the annual dues. Full members retain full voting privileges on all matters
presented to the general membership of the CBAA.
B. Agency Membership shall consist of 2 Full Members and unlimited Agency Associate
Members. The 2 voting members must meet the same qualifications as Full Members under
section 3.2A.
C. Agency Associate members are employed by an Agency Member and must meet the
qualifications of a Full Member under 3.2A and will have all rights and privileges of Full
Members, except voting rights. An Agency Associate membership is not transferable.
D. Associate Members are those individuals who are not eligible for membership pursuant to
3.2A but desire to contribute money to the Bonding Profession. Associate members do not
have voting privileges, but may attend all meetings.
E. Honorary Member is a person who has performed notable service for the Association or
industry, may become an Honorary member of the Association. Honorary members shall be
entitled to any of the privileges of membership without the payment of dues but shall not be
entitled to vote or hold office. Honorary membership shall be valid until death unless

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 suspended or revoked for good causes by unanimous vote of the Board of Directors present
and voting at any regularly constituted meeting.

F. Life members are individuals who are licensed by the authorized governmental agencies
within the State of California to execute surety bail bonds for the public sector, and either pay
the dues established for life membership or are awarded one by the Board of Directors. Life
members retain full voting privileges on all matters presented to the general membership of the
CBAA.

3.3 Members Duties:

Each member is obligated to comply with these Bylaws and to meet all financial obligations to
the Association in the time and manner specified. Each member is expected to cooperate fully
with appropriate officials of the Association with respect to Association matters including official
inquiries and requests concerning compliance with the terms of these Bylaws of the Association.

4.1 Number and Term of Board of Directors:

The direction and management of the affairs of the Association and the control and disposition of
its properties and funds shall be vested in a Board of Directors which shall consist of twelve (12)
Area Directors, all elected officers of the Association and the immediate past President of the
Association. The Area Directors of the Board shall consist of two (2) members from each of the
six (6) Appellate Districts of California (with the exception that San Francisco will reside in
District 2), to be elected every two years by the majority vote of the members present and voting
at the Annual General Membership Meeting during the odd-numbered year. The term for which
the Board Members shall serve on the Board shall be two (2) years, beginning on January 1 of the
year following the election.

4.5 Eligibility:

The Members of the Board of Directors must qualify under 3.1, who have consented, prior to
their nomination and election, to serve on the Board. Officers elected at the same annual meeting,
salaried employees of the Association, practicing attorneys and employees of similar Associations
may not be nominated to serve on the Board of Directors. No nomination for the position of
Director of the Association shall be accepted, unless nominated by a current member of the
Association.

5.1 Election:

The officers of the Association shall be the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,
Parliamentarian, and such other officers as may be determined by the Board. The members shall
elect the officers at the Annual General Meeting during the odd-numbered years. The officers so
elected shall hold office for a period of two years until their successors are elected and qualify. If
a person is elected as an officer, he or she may not be nominated or elected as a director at the
same Annual meeting. In order to qualify for election as an officer, a person must meet the
eligibility requirements of Section 4.5 of these Bylaws and must have held a California bail
license for five (5) or more years, must have attended two (2) of the last four (4) annual general
meetings, and have served at least one full term as a director or officer of the Association unless
written valid excuse is offered and approved by the Board of Directors at least 90 days prior to
the election.

Please note: A complete version of the CBAA Bylaw can be found on our website at www.cbaa.com.
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 Certificate of Nomination for 2010-2012
CBAA Board Officers and Area Directors
Deadline: Before September 30, 2009

NOMINEE

Name: ____________________________________________________Bail License:________________

is a California bail licensee, a fully paid voting member of the California Bail Agents Association and is
nominated for the position indicated below.

NOMINATOR

Name: ____________________________________________________Bail License: ________________

is a California bail licensee and fully paid member of the California Bail Agents Association.

OFFICER OF THE BOARD (please check one)

President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Parliamentarian

- or –

AREA DIRECTOR (please check one)

 AREA 1: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San
Mateo, Solano and Sonoma
 AREA 2: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura
 AREA 3: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono,
Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama,
Trinity, Yolo and Yuba
 AREA 4: Imperial, Inyo, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego
 AREA 5: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare and Tuolumne
 AREA 6: Monterey, San Benito, **San Francisco, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz

___________________________________ ________________________________
Signature of Nominee Signature of Nominator
___________________________________ ________________________________
Address Address
___________________________________ ________________________________
City, State, Zip City, State, Zip
___________________________________ ________________________________
Phone Phone

Mail this Certificate of Nomination to: CBAA, P. O. Box 4752, Carson, CA 90749 or fax to: (310) 549-3500
followed by mailing of original nomination form.
Certificates of Nomination must be received at the CBAA Headquarters Office
BEFORE September 30, 2009.
No late nominations will be accepted. - Only one nomination per form, please.
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 TENTATIVE
CBAA CONVENTION SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009

1:00 pm Poker Tournament Check In

Across the street at Harvey’s Casino

2:00 – 7:30 pm Convention Registration

6:00 – 7:30 pm Welcome Reception

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009

8:00 am – 4:30 pm Vendor Exhibits
9:30 am – Noon Ballot Box
8:30 – 9:30 am General Session
State of the Association
Barry Pearlstein, CBAA President
PBUS National Update
Linda Braswell, PBUS President
Vendor Introduction
2010 – 2012 Candidate Board
Officers Introduction

9:30 – 11:00 am *CE Pre Trial and Credit Card Kiosks

Santa Clara County
Ash Pirayou, Attorney with Rutan & Tucker
Credit Card Kiosks Panel
Debbie Jallad, Accredited Surety & Casualty, Brian
Nairin, AIA and Steve Krimel, Attorney

11:00 – 11:15 am Break

11:15 am – 12:15 pm Meet the Candidates
Assemblyman Hector DeLaTorre
for California Insurance Commissioner
Bill Hunt, Retired,Orange Co. Sheriff Department
for Orange County Sheriff

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 MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009 (Cont’d)
12:15 – 1:45 pm Lunch Break
Meet our Elected Officials
Assemblyman Curt Hagman
Supervisor Rob Brown
LA Co. District Attorney Steve Cooley
LA City Attorney Carmen Trutanich

1:45 – 2:45 pm Legislative Report

Kathy Lynch
DOI Representatives
2:45 – 3:00 pm Break

3:00 – 4:30 pm *CE Legal Bail Panel

Steve Krimel, John Rohrbach,
Marc Chasman and Brendan Pegg

5:00 – 6:30 pm Assemblyman Curt Hagman Reception/Fundraiser

6:30 – 10:00 pm 30th Anniversary Dinner

Bocce Ball Tournament

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2009

8:00 am – 2:00 pm Vendor Exhibits
8:30 am – 9:30 am Joint Meeting CBAA and GSBAA
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Ballot Box
9:30 am – 9:45 am 2010 – 2012 Candidates for
Officers of the Board of Directors
9:45 am – 11: 15 am *CE Fugitive Recovery Panel
Terry Finn, Glenn Pierce
Kathy Erkin and Zeke Unger
11:15 – 11:30 am Break
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Website Debut
Rainy Robinson
Online Education
Jenn Flaa. Vettanna

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 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2009 (Cont’d)

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Break

Election Returns
Honorees

1:30 – 3:00 pm *CE Local Bail Associations Panel

Tedd Wallace, Barry Pearlstein,
Terry Finn, Al Lopez, Sean Cook,
Anthony Armstrong and Dale Miller

HOW IT WORKS: Pay the $99 additional with your registration fee. Attend
each designated session* during the convention and sign in at the beginning and end
of each session. It’s that simple!
Once you’ve fulfilled the sign in requirements your attendance will be reported to the
CDI and you will receive a Certificate of Completion. Maximize your attendance by
applying it towards your 6-hours required for you 2009-2010 bail license renewal.
(Provider Number 20546)

HOTEL INFORMATION
Reservations:
Call Group Reservations at (800) 455-4770 and
reference the California Bail Agents Association
or go online at:
https://www.harrahs.com/CheckGroupAvailability.do?
Harrah’s Casino Resort
propcode=TAH&groupCode=S10CABA
Highway 50 at Stateline
Room Rates: Stateline, NV 89449
Standard Room: $ 75 www. harrahs.com
800-235-6358
Executive Suite: $149
All reservations will require a one night deposit at the time the reservation is made. The
cut off date for rooms at our group rate is SEPTEMBER 28, 2009! Cancellations
require a 72 hour notice or the first night room and tax will be charged to the guest.
Check-In time is 4:00 P.M. and Check-Out is 12 Noon. If you check out after 12 Noon,
you will be charged an additional 1/2 day room charge.

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 CBAA 2009 CONVENTION REGISTRATION
CONTACT INFORMATION (Please print or type)
Contact Person : ________________________________________License #_________________
Agency Name : _________________________________________________________________
Address : ______________________________________________________________________
City / State / Zip Code : __________________________________________________________
Telephone : ____________________________ Fax : ___________________________________
Email : ___________________________________ Is this is a change or update of information? Y / N
Convention Registration includes all events and meals.
Guest Registration includes Welcome Reception, Two Keynote Luncheons, Bocce Ball Tournament and Dinner.
Note: Guest Passes are sold separately and are not included in Exhibitor fees.
Non-Member Registration Fee Includes a CBAA Membership Until January 1, 2010
Conditions: Membership offer applies to first time CBAA members and licensed bail agents who have not been a member since 2005.

THERE WILL BE A $50 ADDITIONAL FEE TO REGISTER ON SITE!

Name(s) of Registrants: Convention Convention Guest CE License Poker Membership
Name badges will be pre printed to Registration Registration (Meal Pass) Renewal Tournament Renewal
allow access to paid events. (Member) (Non Member) (Fee required Register by $150 Licensed
For credit) Sept.28 $125 Associate
$270 $300 $165 $99 $200

TOTALS

Convention Raffle Tickets (Must be present to win) # Tickets_____x $ 5.00 = $_________

Donated Prizes have an approximate minimum value of $250.
Total Enclosed = $__________
REGISTER BY SEPT 30, 2009 AND RECEIVE ONE
FREE RAFFLE TICKET PER REGISTRANT!

ALL CREDIT CARD PAYMENT INFORMATION BELOW IS REQUIRED

Payment Method: Check ______ Visa / MasterCard ________ American Express________
Credit Card Number ________________________________ Expiration Date _______________
3 Digit Code on Back of Visa/MasterCard _________ 4 Digit Code on Front of Amex ________
Card Holder Name (Printed) ____________________________ Billing Zip Code _____________
Card Holder Signature _________________________________________________

MAIL FORM TO: CBAA, P.O. Box 4752, Carson, CA 90749

FAX: 310-549-3500 Questions Call (310) 549-3512
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 ATTENDEE MEAL SELECTION FORM

Please choose from the lunch entrees available for Monday and Tuesday. If you have
special dietary requirements, list them in the comments section and we will try to
accommodate your needs. If Harrah’s is unable to meet your request, we will inform
you as soon as possible.

All lunch entrees include seasonal vegetables and appropriate garniture, choice of soup
or salad and dessert with coffee and tea.

ENTRÉE CHOICES:

MONDAY TUESDAY
(#1) Herb grilled breast of chicken with penne (#3) Grilled salmon fillet with fresh spinach and
pasta, roasted vegetables and creamy sun dried lemon butter sauce.
tomato sauce. or,
or,
(#2) Braised short ribs Bourguignonne with (#4) New York sirloin steak sandwich with sauteed
smashed red potatoes., mushrooms and tobacco onions.

Please enter name below and circle choice for Monday and Tuesday

Name_____________________________________________ Monday #1 or #2 / Tuesday #3 or #4

Name_____________________________________________ Monday #1 or #2 / Tuesday #3 or #4

Name_____________________________________________ Monday #1 or #2 / Tuesday #3 or #4

Name_____________________________________________ Monday #1 or #2 / Tuesday #3 or #4

Special requirements or vegetarian request. Please print clearly or type

Name________________________________________

Monday_____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Tuesday_____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Meal selection can be done online with registration. Or you can fax this form to CBAA
office at (310) 549-3500 by September 28, 2009.
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 HARVEY’S HOTEL & CASINO
Across the street from Harrah’s at the
POKER ROOM

NO-LIMIT TEXAS HOLD’EM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009

CBAA Convention BUY IN: $200

Check In Time: 1:00 p.m.

Tournament Starts: 2:00 p.m.

Contact Al Lopez (310) 386-7404 for more information

Please sign up by September 28th!! Registration includes special CBAA shirt and prizes

VENDORS and SPONSORS WELCOME

Join CBAA members for our fun filled annual
POKER TOURNAMENT & BOCCE BALL

Enjoy a fun and relaxing evening

playing Bocce Ball with others
in the Bail Industry
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2008
Following the CBAA Gala Dinner

Sign up as many teams of four as you wish.

To register your team, fax a list of your
teammates to (310) 549-3500 by
September 28, 2009

Any questions?: Contact CBAA office at

(310) 549-3512 or Email: info@cbaa.com
Visit Website: www.cbaa.com

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 RAFFLE DONATIONS!

The 30th CBAA Annual Convention will include a raffle throughout the event. In order to provide these
terrific opportunities, we need your help! Proceeds from the raffle ticket sales will aid in our efforts to
provide greater service to our members.

WANTED: PRODUCE AND SERVICE DONATIONS FOR CBAA RAFFLE!

We invite you to consider donating an item for the 30th Annual Convention Raffle and encourage you to
talk with others about doing the same. Produce and service donations valued at a minimum of $250.00
and up to $1,000 or more would be greatly appreciated. We’re looking for everything under the sun –
gift certificates, gift baskets, office supplies and equipment, hotel stays, airline tickets, flat screen TVs
and much more. The sky’s the limit!

Whether you’re a CBAA member or one of our industry partners, we appreciate your favorable
consideration of this request.

CBAA Non-Profit Federal Tax ID Number: 77-0309459

For more information about the raffles, please contact Geri Campana at (415) 621-7901

CONTACT INFORMATION
Name:_______________________________ Company________________________________
Street Address:________________________________________________________________
City:_________________________________ State:_________ Zip Code:________________
Day Phone: ( )_________________________ Email:_______________________________

ITEMS BEING DONATED

Item #1:_____________________________________________ Value: $_________________
Item # 2:____________________________________________ Value: $_________________
We will:
o Mail our item directly to CBAA at the address below by September 28, 2009 (if it fits in an
envelope)
o Mail our item directly to the hotel arriving no later than October 9,m 2009 (address below)
o Bring our item to the conference and drop at the CBAA Registration Desk on October 11, 2009

MAIL FORM TO: SHIP TO HOTEL:

California Bail Agents Association
P.O. Box 4752, Carson, CA 90749
21611 S. Avalon Blvd., Carson, CA 90745
FAX Form to: (310) 549-3500
Harrah’s Lake Tahoe
Highway 50 @ Stateline, Stateline, NV 89449
California Bail Agents Association
Group Code: S10AGNT
Arrival Date – c/o Guest/Company

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 California Bail Agents Association
P. O. Box 4752, Carson, CA 90749
(310) 549-3512 * Fax (310) 549-3500

2009-10 CBAA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

You may fax payment to (310) 549-3500

Complete this form and mail to: P.O. Box 4752, Carson, CA 90749
Phone (310) 549-3512 * Fax (310) 549-3500 * Internet: www.cbaa.com
30
years

OCTOBER 11—13, 2009

Harrah’s Casino Resort, South Lake Tahoe