LOUISIANA BAIL BONDS TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Acquit - correct answer- to set free:to judicially discharge from
an acquisition;to clear (a person) of a criminal charge
Bail Enforcement - correct answer- the apprehension or
surrender of a principal by a natural person who is released on
bail or who has failed to appear at and state of the proceedings
to answer to the charge before the court, in which he may be
prosecuted
obligor - correct answer- the party who owes the duty or debt;
principal; in bail,the defendant
Appearance bond - correct answer- the range of a criminal
defendant's bond
Types of criminal defendant bonds - correct answer- Bail Bonds
Appeal Bonds
Supersedes Bonds
Habeas Corpus Bonds
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Extradition Bonds
Civil Contempt Bonds
Ne Exeat Bonds
Secured Personal Surety - correct answer- personal surety who
meets all the qualifications of law and specifically, mortages,
immovable property located in the state of Louisiana
The Surety - correct answer- the individual/company who
pledges to fulfill the obligation if the obligor defaults, or in lieu
thereof, to pay a specified sum of money. The sum is called the
face amount of the bond.
Formal Contract - correct answer- A contract made binding by
the oberservance of required formalities regardless of the
giving of consideration; specifically a contract the is a contract
underseal, a recognizance, a letter of credit, or negotiable
instruments
Poilcy/certificate - correct answer- any contract of insurance,
indemnity, medical, health or hospital service, suretyship, or
annuity issued, proposed for issuance, or intended for issuance
by any insurer
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Insurance - correct answer- Companies and their producers are
regulated by the Insurance Commissioner and his staff in the
DOI; an of the lines of authority specified in RS 22:1547
Bail - correct answer- Monetary or other form of security to
insure the appearance of the defendant at every stage of the
criminal proceedings; any type of pretrial release
Probable Cause - correct answer- Facts sufficient to cause a
person of reasonable caution to believe a crime has been
committed and if applicable that a specific person has
committed the crime
2 types of personal surety - correct answer- Unsecured and
Secured
Voluntarily Surrender - correct answer- personal appearance
without confinement by a law enforcement officer or bail
recovery agent
Surety - correct answer- One who undertakes to pay money or
perform some act if the principal fails to pay or perform
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Producer - correct answer- A person required to be licensed
under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate
insurance, and includes all persons or business entities
otherwise referred to in the La. Insurance code
False Swearing - correct answer- when a person tells a lie
under oath,and it is put in writing and sworn before a notary or
other such official
Waiver - correct answer- implies giving up of a known right
Offer & Acceptance - correct answer- one party must take a
proposition to the other and the other must accept the proposal
Competent Parties - correct answer- sometimes referred to as
"sui juris" parties
The parties must be legal age and in no way mentally impaired
Breach of Contract - correct answer- One party's failure to
perform some act, which be contractually agreed to do. In