FLORIDA BAIL BONDS STATE EXAM NEWEST
2026 QUESTIONS and CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Five elements of a valid contract - CORRECT ANSWER-Agreement
Proposition
Consideration
Competency
Legality
With what officials must a bondsman register? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
Sheriffs office and the Clerk of Court in their county of residince, as well as all
counties that the bondsman intends to write bonds
How often must a bondsman register? - CORRECT ANSWER-Before writing
their first bond and before April 1st of every odd numbered year
What 3 bail bond records must a bondsman keep? - CORRECT ANSWER-A daily
register
An individual file for each defendant
Record of premiums received by the insurance company
,How long must a bondsman keep records? - CORRECT ANSWER-3 years after
discharge
What are normal business hours? - CORRECT ANSWER-At least 8 hours a day,
Mon - Fri, between 8am and 6pm
During what hours may a bondsman phone or solicite the residence of a detainee
in domestic violence situations? - CORRECT ANSWER-Between 8am and 9pm
What information must appear on a bondsmans sign? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Business name... readable from a reasonable distance away
What information regarding bonds may NOT appear on a bondsmans sign? -
CORRECT ANSWER-the name may not imply a reduced rate of premium
Where is it illegal for a bondsman to solicit business? - CORRECT ANSWER-In
or around any court or place where prisoners are kept or the grounds of said
property or adjacent property
, What types of persons may NOT be employed in a bail bonds office/ - CORRECT
ANSWER-Anyone with the power to arrest or detain prisoners
Anyone guilty of a felony
Anyone denied a license or had a license cancelled in any state
Concealment - CORRECT ANSWER-the intentional withholding of facts
False swearing - CORRECT ANSWER-A falsehood put in writing and sworn
before a notary
elected official responsible for regulation and licensing of bail bondsmen -
CORRECT ANSWER-Chief financial officer
department under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer - CORRECT
ANSWER-Florida Dept of Financial Services
What chapters of the Florida Statutes govern bail and bail bondsmen? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Chapters 648 & 903
2026 QUESTIONS and CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Five elements of a valid contract - CORRECT ANSWER-Agreement
Proposition
Consideration
Competency
Legality
With what officials must a bondsman register? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
Sheriffs office and the Clerk of Court in their county of residince, as well as all
counties that the bondsman intends to write bonds
How often must a bondsman register? - CORRECT ANSWER-Before writing
their first bond and before April 1st of every odd numbered year
What 3 bail bond records must a bondsman keep? - CORRECT ANSWER-A daily
register
An individual file for each defendant
Record of premiums received by the insurance company
,How long must a bondsman keep records? - CORRECT ANSWER-3 years after
discharge
What are normal business hours? - CORRECT ANSWER-At least 8 hours a day,
Mon - Fri, between 8am and 6pm
During what hours may a bondsman phone or solicite the residence of a detainee
in domestic violence situations? - CORRECT ANSWER-Between 8am and 9pm
What information must appear on a bondsmans sign? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Business name... readable from a reasonable distance away
What information regarding bonds may NOT appear on a bondsmans sign? -
CORRECT ANSWER-the name may not imply a reduced rate of premium
Where is it illegal for a bondsman to solicit business? - CORRECT ANSWER-In
or around any court or place where prisoners are kept or the grounds of said
property or adjacent property
, What types of persons may NOT be employed in a bail bonds office/ - CORRECT
ANSWER-Anyone with the power to arrest or detain prisoners
Anyone guilty of a felony
Anyone denied a license or had a license cancelled in any state
Concealment - CORRECT ANSWER-the intentional withholding of facts
False swearing - CORRECT ANSWER-A falsehood put in writing and sworn
before a notary
elected official responsible for regulation and licensing of bail bondsmen -
CORRECT ANSWER-Chief financial officer
department under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer - CORRECT
ANSWER-Florida Dept of Financial Services
What chapters of the Florida Statutes govern bail and bail bondsmen? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Chapters 648 & 903
