MS BAIL EXAM REVIEW COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Arraignment.
Answer: A time when the defendant is advised of the charge and
enters a plea.
◉ Attorney in Fact - Power of Attorney.
Answer: One who is the agent or representative of another and is
given authority to act in that person's place or name.
◉ Actual Authority.
Answer: The authority the public may reasonably believe an agent.
◉ Express Authority.
Answer: Same as actual authority
◉ Bail.
Answer: Monetary or other form of security given to ensure the
appearance of a defendant at every stage of the proceeding.
◉ bail bond.
,Answer: A document executed to secure the release of an individual
in custody of law.
◉ bail agent.
Answer: Any person who is paid a fee to execute a bail bond for
another.
◉ Bail enforcement agent aka Bail Recovery Agent.
Answer: A person licensed by MS Insurance Department and
employed by a professional bail agent to provide assistance in
presenting a defendant in court.
◉ bind over.
Answer: To hold fir trail or presentation to the grand jury.
◉ bond.
Answer: 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.
Answer: Account set up to indemnify the company from the losses
caused by the agent.
,◉ Capias.
Answer: A writ commanding the arrest of a person so that he may be
compelled to appear before the court
◉ Capitol Offense.
Answer: A felony fir which the punishment may be the death
penalty. Serious of all crimes.
◉ writ of certiorari.
Answer: An order to move a case from a lower court to a higher
court for review.
◉ circumstantial evidence.
Answer: Indirect evidence: secondary facts from which a conclusion
may be drawn.
◉ code.
Answer: An official compilation of all pertinent laws in force.
◉ collateral security.
Answer: Something of value given by, or on behalf of the defendant
to protect the surety from loss.
, ◉ commissioner.
Answer: Commissioner of Insurance
◉ committing magistrate.
Answer: any judicial officer with the power to commit a person to
jail
◉ Conditional forfeiture.
Answer: 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.
Answer: See Conditional forfeiture
◉ Concealment.
Answer: Intentional withholding of information of a material fact
that is crucial in making a decision.
◉ Consideration.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Arraignment.
Answer: A time when the defendant is advised of the charge and
enters a plea.
◉ Attorney in Fact - Power of Attorney.
Answer: One who is the agent or representative of another and is
given authority to act in that person's place or name.
◉ Actual Authority.
Answer: The authority the public may reasonably believe an agent.
◉ Express Authority.
Answer: Same as actual authority
◉ Bail.
Answer: Monetary or other form of security given to ensure the
appearance of a defendant at every stage of the proceeding.
◉ bail bond.
,Answer: A document executed to secure the release of an individual
in custody of law.
◉ bail agent.
Answer: Any person who is paid a fee to execute a bail bond for
another.
◉ Bail enforcement agent aka Bail Recovery Agent.
Answer: A person licensed by MS Insurance Department and
employed by a professional bail agent to provide assistance in
presenting a defendant in court.
◉ bind over.
Answer: To hold fir trail or presentation to the grand jury.
◉ bond.
Answer: 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.
Answer: Account set up to indemnify the company from the losses
caused by the agent.
,◉ Capias.
Answer: A writ commanding the arrest of a person so that he may be
compelled to appear before the court
◉ Capitol Offense.
Answer: A felony fir which the punishment may be the death
penalty. Serious of all crimes.
◉ writ of certiorari.
Answer: An order to move a case from a lower court to a higher
court for review.
◉ circumstantial evidence.
Answer: Indirect evidence: secondary facts from which a conclusion
may be drawn.
◉ code.
Answer: An official compilation of all pertinent laws in force.
◉ collateral security.
Answer: Something of value given by, or on behalf of the defendant
to protect the surety from loss.
, ◉ commissioner.
Answer: Commissioner of Insurance
◉ committing magistrate.
Answer: any judicial officer with the power to commit a person to
jail
◉ Conditional forfeiture.
Answer: 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.
Answer: See Conditional forfeiture
◉ Concealment.
Answer: Intentional withholding of information of a material fact
that is crucial in making a decision.
◉ Consideration.
