CA Bail Exam Flash Cards 2022
1. 1. City and county can imply regulations to the bail industry?
a) True
b) False: A
2. 2. Any bail agent who willfully fails to deliver a defendant to custody within
48 hours is guilty of:
a) A Felony
b) A Misdemeanor
c) Failure To Appear
d) None of the above: B
3. 3. After conviction of an offense not punishable with death, an application
for probation or an appeal a defendant may be admitted to bail:
a) As a matter of right before judgment is announced
b) As a matter of right when appeal from judgment imposing imprisonment in
cases of misdemeanors.
c) As a matter of discretion in all other cases.
d) All of the above.: D
4. 4. What may a bail agent charge for in the transaction of bail in addition to
the premium rate?
a) Recording Fees
b) Travel Expenses
c) Any Charges Incurred Backed By Receipts
d) None of the above: C
5. 5. What is the definition of fiduciary?
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,a) Trust
b) Faithful
c) As an operating expense
d) All of the above: A
6. 6. What may a bail agent do?
a) Solicit an arrestee's attorney
b) Charge an arrestee for attorney fees
c) Refer an arrestee to an attorney
d) Have an attorneyput an assignment on collateral: D
7. 7. A bail solicitor may transact under more than one employer when:
a) The business is a partnership.
b) Individual licensees with a registered appointment with the department of
insurance for each
c) When the solicitor is a member of the partnership
d) All of the above: A
8. 8. When an arrestee is requesting bail to be reduced, who will handle the
request?
a) Court Clerk
b) Appeals Court
c) Local Magistrate
d) All of the above: C
9. 9. The reason for the bail system is:
a) To insure the appearance of the arrestee to appear on the court appointed
date.
b) To insure the arrestee accepts the judgments of the court.
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,c) To insure the arrestee takes responsibility for the dates and judgments of
the court.
d) None of the above.: C
10. 10. An arrestee charged with a felony can be released on:
a) Before held to answer.
b) After seeing a Magistrate, before conviction on held to answer.
c) Before a bench warrant but after arrest.
d) All of the above.: D
11. 11. Definition of a bond is:
a) Any form used by a surety.
b) Any form used by a bondsman.
c) Any form used by an attorney.
d) None of the above.: A
12. 12. Who is notified by mail in the case of a forfeiture?
a) The Surety Company.
b) The Surety Company and the bonding company.
c) The arrestee.
d) None of the above.: B
13. 13. If three people are conducting a partnership and one dies, what must
the remaining partners do?
a) They can continue if their partnership agreement allows for a continuation
b) Must notify the Insurance Commissioner.
c) Must be relicensed.
d) All of the above.: B
14. 14. An officer in the jail may accept one of the following to release a person
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, charged with a felony:
a) Cash bail.
b) Surety bond.
c) An authorization from the presiding judge that the arrestee is bailable.
d) A and B: D
15. 15. Who decides on the OR release?
a) Courts.
b) Sheriff's Department.
c) Court Clerk.
d) All of the above.: A
16. 16. How long must a licensed bail agent keep their records?
a) 3 years.
b) 5 years from the last transaction.
c) Until the Department of Insurance comes to inspect.
d) None of the above.: B
17. 17. Who regulates the bail industry?
a) Penal Code.
b) Insurance Commissioner
c) Courts.
d) None of the above.: B
18. 18. A bail solicitor may transact under:
a) His employers own or approved fictitious name.
b) His employers and his own approved fictitious business name.
c) His own or approved fictitious name.
d) None of above.: A
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1. 1. City and county can imply regulations to the bail industry?
a) True
b) False: A
2. 2. Any bail agent who willfully fails to deliver a defendant to custody within
48 hours is guilty of:
a) A Felony
b) A Misdemeanor
c) Failure To Appear
d) None of the above: B
3. 3. After conviction of an offense not punishable with death, an application
for probation or an appeal a defendant may be admitted to bail:
a) As a matter of right before judgment is announced
b) As a matter of right when appeal from judgment imposing imprisonment in
cases of misdemeanors.
c) As a matter of discretion in all other cases.
d) All of the above.: D
4. 4. What may a bail agent charge for in the transaction of bail in addition to
the premium rate?
a) Recording Fees
b) Travel Expenses
c) Any Charges Incurred Backed By Receipts
d) None of the above: C
5. 5. What is the definition of fiduciary?
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,a) Trust
b) Faithful
c) As an operating expense
d) All of the above: A
6. 6. What may a bail agent do?
a) Solicit an arrestee's attorney
b) Charge an arrestee for attorney fees
c) Refer an arrestee to an attorney
d) Have an attorneyput an assignment on collateral: D
7. 7. A bail solicitor may transact under more than one employer when:
a) The business is a partnership.
b) Individual licensees with a registered appointment with the department of
insurance for each
c) When the solicitor is a member of the partnership
d) All of the above: A
8. 8. When an arrestee is requesting bail to be reduced, who will handle the
request?
a) Court Clerk
b) Appeals Court
c) Local Magistrate
d) All of the above: C
9. 9. The reason for the bail system is:
a) To insure the appearance of the arrestee to appear on the court appointed
date.
b) To insure the arrestee accepts the judgments of the court.
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,c) To insure the arrestee takes responsibility for the dates and judgments of
the court.
d) None of the above.: C
10. 10. An arrestee charged with a felony can be released on:
a) Before held to answer.
b) After seeing a Magistrate, before conviction on held to answer.
c) Before a bench warrant but after arrest.
d) All of the above.: D
11. 11. Definition of a bond is:
a) Any form used by a surety.
b) Any form used by a bondsman.
c) Any form used by an attorney.
d) None of the above.: A
12. 12. Who is notified by mail in the case of a forfeiture?
a) The Surety Company.
b) The Surety Company and the bonding company.
c) The arrestee.
d) None of the above.: B
13. 13. If three people are conducting a partnership and one dies, what must
the remaining partners do?
a) They can continue if their partnership agreement allows for a continuation
b) Must notify the Insurance Commissioner.
c) Must be relicensed.
d) All of the above.: B
14. 14. An officer in the jail may accept one of the following to release a person
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, charged with a felony:
a) Cash bail.
b) Surety bond.
c) An authorization from the presiding judge that the arrestee is bailable.
d) A and B: D
15. 15. Who decides on the OR release?
a) Courts.
b) Sheriff's Department.
c) Court Clerk.
d) All of the above.: A
16. 16. How long must a licensed bail agent keep their records?
a) 3 years.
b) 5 years from the last transaction.
c) Until the Department of Insurance comes to inspect.
d) None of the above.: B
17. 17. Who regulates the bail industry?
a) Penal Code.
b) Insurance Commissioner
c) Courts.
d) None of the above.: B
18. 18. A bail solicitor may transact under:
a) His employers own or approved fictitious name.
b) His employers and his own approved fictitious business name.
c) His own or approved fictitious name.
d) None of above.: A
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