Bail Bonds Exam 1 Questions and Correct
Answers
Before a surety bondsman can write a bond, he must:
be listed on the electronic bondsman registry
Which of the following is a bail bondsman legally allowed to do?
Post bonds in any county in North Carolina
A bondsman who doesn't pay premium he owes to an insurer is guilty of
misappropration
A professional bail bondsmen who willfully falsifies a monthly report is guilty of:
Class I Felony
In a bail bond office, an unlicensed person can be hired to...
perform normal office duties
With the exception of the felonies cited in NCGS 58-71, the maximum charge for a
bondsman violating any other bail bond law, is...
Class I misdemeanor
If a bondsman doesn't return collateral valued at $1,000 within 15 days after his
defendant's case is over, he can be convicted of a:
Class I misdemeanor
Under NCGS 58-71, which is a Class I Felony?
-Failing to return collateral that has a value of over $1500.
-A Professional bondsman willfully falsifying a monthly report.
,Your defendant missed his court date. In order to get off the bond, you must:
surrender the defendant and file a motion to strike the forfeiture
As a licensed bail agent in NC, you may:
-Enter the residence of record at any time, even if the occupants refuse to let you in.
-Surrender your defendant to the sheriff/police officer if he has an active (FTA) Failure to
appear.
What is statutorily required to be on a bondsman badge?
North Carolina Bail Agent, last name and license number
In North Carolina, a bail agent cannot legally do any of the following except
accept a boat valued at 7,000 and a guitar valued at 2,000 as collateral for a 10,000 bond
When his defendant's case is over, if a bondsman does not return collateral worth over
$1,500, he is guilty of...
Class I felony
Which of the following percentage of the bond amount may a North Carolina bail
bondsman legally accept?
2%
An NC surety bail bondsman may legally do all of the following except
-charge a credit card fee on bonds less that 500
-charge 1.00 per mile milage fee on bonds less that 500
-refer a principal to an attorney
The maximum referral fee a bondsman is legally allowed to pay is...
, Nothing. It is illegal.
In North Carolina, a bondsman may:
run adds in the local newspaper
A bail bondsman may do all of the following, with the exception of...
-charging a fee in order to not surrender a defendant
-paying a defendant to solicit business for the bondman while defendant is in jai;
-pay an unlicensed bounty hunter to apprehend a defendant
As collateral on a $20,000 bond, a bondsman may legally accept:
-15,000 deed of trust on a 950,000 house
-20,000 cash
Which of the following people and/or entities are legally responsible to the state for a
bond?
A surety company, a professional bondsman, or
Who can be monetarily compensated for posting a bond?
A licensed bail bondsman
It is unlawful in NC for bail bondsman to do all of the following except:
Pay a confidential informant to give them information on a skip
Per statute, a bail bondsman in NC must...
Guarantee the appearance of the defendant at all of his scheduled court cases or pay the bond
forfeiture.
If the defendant misses a premium payment, the bondsman may:
Answers
Before a surety bondsman can write a bond, he must:
be listed on the electronic bondsman registry
Which of the following is a bail bondsman legally allowed to do?
Post bonds in any county in North Carolina
A bondsman who doesn't pay premium he owes to an insurer is guilty of
misappropration
A professional bail bondsmen who willfully falsifies a monthly report is guilty of:
Class I Felony
In a bail bond office, an unlicensed person can be hired to...
perform normal office duties
With the exception of the felonies cited in NCGS 58-71, the maximum charge for a
bondsman violating any other bail bond law, is...
Class I misdemeanor
If a bondsman doesn't return collateral valued at $1,000 within 15 days after his
defendant's case is over, he can be convicted of a:
Class I misdemeanor
Under NCGS 58-71, which is a Class I Felony?
-Failing to return collateral that has a value of over $1500.
-A Professional bondsman willfully falsifying a monthly report.
,Your defendant missed his court date. In order to get off the bond, you must:
surrender the defendant and file a motion to strike the forfeiture
As a licensed bail agent in NC, you may:
-Enter the residence of record at any time, even if the occupants refuse to let you in.
-Surrender your defendant to the sheriff/police officer if he has an active (FTA) Failure to
appear.
What is statutorily required to be on a bondsman badge?
North Carolina Bail Agent, last name and license number
In North Carolina, a bail agent cannot legally do any of the following except
accept a boat valued at 7,000 and a guitar valued at 2,000 as collateral for a 10,000 bond
When his defendant's case is over, if a bondsman does not return collateral worth over
$1,500, he is guilty of...
Class I felony
Which of the following percentage of the bond amount may a North Carolina bail
bondsman legally accept?
2%
An NC surety bail bondsman may legally do all of the following except
-charge a credit card fee on bonds less that 500
-charge 1.00 per mile milage fee on bonds less that 500
-refer a principal to an attorney
The maximum referral fee a bondsman is legally allowed to pay is...
, Nothing. It is illegal.
In North Carolina, a bondsman may:
run adds in the local newspaper
A bail bondsman may do all of the following, with the exception of...
-charging a fee in order to not surrender a defendant
-paying a defendant to solicit business for the bondman while defendant is in jai;
-pay an unlicensed bounty hunter to apprehend a defendant
As collateral on a $20,000 bond, a bondsman may legally accept:
-15,000 deed of trust on a 950,000 house
-20,000 cash
Which of the following people and/or entities are legally responsible to the state for a
bond?
A surety company, a professional bondsman, or
Who can be monetarily compensated for posting a bond?
A licensed bail bondsman
It is unlawful in NC for bail bondsman to do all of the following except:
Pay a confidential informant to give them information on a skip
Per statute, a bail bondsman in NC must...
Guarantee the appearance of the defendant at all of his scheduled court cases or pay the bond
forfeiture.
If the defendant misses a premium payment, the bondsman may:
