MS BAIL AGENT STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Appellant - ANS a person who files an appeal
Arraignment - ANS A time when the defendant is advised of the charge and enters a plea.
Attorney in Fact - Power of Attorney - ANS One who is the agent or representative of another
and is given authority to act in that person's place or name.
Actual Authority - ANS The authority the public may reasonably believe an agent.
Express Authority - ANS Same as actual authority
Bail - ANS Monetary or other form of security given to ensure the appearance of a defendant
at every stage of the proceeding.
bail bond - ANS A document executed to secure the release of an individual in custody of law.
bail agent - ANS Any person who is paid a fee to execute a bail bond for another.
Bail enforcement agent aka Bail Recovery Agent - ANS A person licensed by MS Insurance
Department and employed by a professional bail agent to provide assistance in presenting a
defendant in court.
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,bind over - ANS To hold fir trail or presentation to the grand jury.
bond - ANS Customarily a written instrument in which one party (the obligatory) agrees to
perform some act for the benefit of a second party (obligee) and in which a third party (the
surety) agrees to pay a sum of money as a penalty if the obligation fails to perform.
Build up fund - ANS Account set up to indemnify the company from the losses caused by the
agent.
Capias - ANS A writ commanding the arrest of a person so that he may be compelled to
appear before the court
Capitol Offense - ANS A felony fir which the punishment may be the death penalty. Serious of
all crimes.
writ of certiorari - ANS An order to move a case from a lower court to a higher court for
review.
circumstantial evidence - ANS Indirect evidence: secondary facts from which a conclusion
may be drawn.
code - ANS An official compilation of all pertinent laws in force.
collateral security - ANS Something of value given by, or on behalf of the defendant to
protect the surety from loss.
commissioner - ANS Commissioner of Insurance
committing magistrate - ANS any judicial officer with the power to commit a person to jail
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, Conditional forfeiture - ANS Entered in a bail bond forfeiture to give the surety and/or
defendant time to explain to the court the reason for the defendant's failure to appear. Will be
finalized on a specific date if the defendant is not surrendered or a satisfactory explanation is
not given. Also called an "order to show cause" or "conditional judgement" See Nisi and "Scire
Facias"
Conditional judgment - ANS See Conditional forfeiture
Concealment - ANS Intentional withholding of information of a material fact that is crucial in
making a decision.
Consideration - ANS The bargaining portion of a contract
Contempt Bond - ANS given in a civil contempt cases to guarantee the principal will obey the
orders of the court in the future
Civil Contempt of Court - ANS The failure to do something ordered by the court for the
benefit of another party to the proceedings.
Criminal Contempt of Court - ANS An act of contempt against the court itself; usually occurs
in the courtroom when the court is in session. Punishment usually handed down immediately
and bail is not normally possible
corpus delicti - ANS body of the crime
contract - ANS a legally binding agreement between two or more parties
Conversion - ANS The unlawful assumption of the ownership of property of another.
Court - ANS The physical place where justice is administered; the judge or judges involved in
dispensing justice.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Appellant - ANS a person who files an appeal
Arraignment - ANS A time when the defendant is advised of the charge and enters a plea.
Attorney in Fact - Power of Attorney - ANS One who is the agent or representative of another
and is given authority to act in that person's place or name.
Actual Authority - ANS The authority the public may reasonably believe an agent.
Express Authority - ANS Same as actual authority
Bail - ANS Monetary or other form of security given to ensure the appearance of a defendant
at every stage of the proceeding.
bail bond - ANS A document executed to secure the release of an individual in custody of law.
bail agent - ANS Any person who is paid a fee to execute a bail bond for another.
Bail enforcement agent aka Bail Recovery Agent - ANS A person licensed by MS Insurance
Department and employed by a professional bail agent to provide assistance in presenting a
defendant in court.
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,bind over - ANS To hold fir trail or presentation to the grand jury.
bond - ANS Customarily a written instrument in which one party (the obligatory) agrees to
perform some act for the benefit of a second party (obligee) and in which a third party (the
surety) agrees to pay a sum of money as a penalty if the obligation fails to perform.
Build up fund - ANS Account set up to indemnify the company from the losses caused by the
agent.
Capias - ANS A writ commanding the arrest of a person so that he may be compelled to
appear before the court
Capitol Offense - ANS A felony fir which the punishment may be the death penalty. Serious of
all crimes.
writ of certiorari - ANS An order to move a case from a lower court to a higher court for
review.
circumstantial evidence - ANS Indirect evidence: secondary facts from which a conclusion
may be drawn.
code - ANS An official compilation of all pertinent laws in force.
collateral security - ANS Something of value given by, or on behalf of the defendant to
protect the surety from loss.
commissioner - ANS Commissioner of Insurance
committing magistrate - ANS any judicial officer with the power to commit a person to jail
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, Conditional forfeiture - ANS Entered in a bail bond forfeiture to give the surety and/or
defendant time to explain to the court the reason for the defendant's failure to appear. Will be
finalized on a specific date if the defendant is not surrendered or a satisfactory explanation is
not given. Also called an "order to show cause" or "conditional judgement" See Nisi and "Scire
Facias"
Conditional judgment - ANS See Conditional forfeiture
Concealment - ANS Intentional withholding of information of a material fact that is crucial in
making a decision.
Consideration - ANS The bargaining portion of a contract
Contempt Bond - ANS given in a civil contempt cases to guarantee the principal will obey the
orders of the court in the future
Civil Contempt of Court - ANS The failure to do something ordered by the court for the
benefit of another party to the proceedings.
Criminal Contempt of Court - ANS An act of contempt against the court itself; usually occurs
in the courtroom when the court is in session. Punishment usually handed down immediately
and bail is not normally possible
corpus delicti - ANS body of the crime
contract - ANS a legally binding agreement between two or more parties
Conversion - ANS The unlawful assumption of the ownership of property of another.
Court - ANS The physical place where justice is administered; the judge or judges involved in
dispensing justice.
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