FL BAIL BONDS 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔False swearing - ✔✔A falsehood put in writing and sworn before a notary
✔✔General agent - ✔✔Person appointed by a surety company to supervise agents
✔✔Misrepresentation - ✔✔Untrue statements made before a contract is signed
✔✔Waiver - ✔✔The giving up of a known right
✔✔Perjury - ✔✔Lie told under oath
✔✔Execute - ✔✔To complete and sign
✔✔Void - ✔✔Unenforceable by either party
✔✔Agency - ✔✔Relationship in which one person acts on behalf of another
✔✔Valid - ✔✔Enforceable by either party
✔✔Obligee - ✔✔Party to whom the obligation is owed... the President and the Governor
of Florida
✔✔Obligor - ✔✔Party who owes the obligation - the Principal
✔✔Surety - ✔✔Party that takes responsibility for the actions of the obligor and pays for
the obligor defaulting if they do
✔✔Who may approve and accept a Bail Bond? - ✔✔The Sheriff or the committing
magistrate
✔✔Who may approve and accept an Appeal Bond? - ✔✔The Clerk of the Trial Court
✔✔What other fee may a bondsman accept in addition to premium? - ✔✔A transfer fee
of up to $100 per defendant
✔✔What if the most a transfer fee can be? - ✔✔$100 per defendant
✔✔What if the percentage of premium on a Federal Bond? - ✔✔15%
✔✔For what 5 reasons may a bondsman surrender a defendant without returning the
premium? - ✔✔If the defendant leaves the jurisdiction of the court
, If the defendant moves or changes addresses without notifying the surety
Any action by the defendant that constitute reasonable evidence of their intent to forfeit
the bond
If the defendant is arrested for any other offenses except minor traffic violations
It the defendant makes material false statements in the bond application
✔✔For what 2 reasons must the premium be returned? - ✔✔If it is found that the
defendant doesnt fall under the jurisdiction of the court to which the bond was written
If the defendant is surrendered back to the jail by the surety but hasn't violated the
contract
✔✔What information must be shown on a premium receipt? - ✔✔- date
- Name of the principal
- Amount of funds received
- Purpose of said funds
- Power number
- Name of the person making the payment
✔✔Name the only two essential elements of a bond contract - ✔✔The place of
appearance & the amount of the Bond
✔✔Felony - ✔✔A crime punishable by death or a term of years in prison
✔✔Misdemeanor - ✔✔A crime punishable by a fine or a term of less than one year
✔✔Indictment - ✔✔A true bill of a grand jury
✔✔Information - ✔✔Written accusation by a state attorney
✔✔Indemnity - ✔✔Obligation of one person to make good the losses of another
✔✔Affidavit - ✔✔Sworn statement
✔✔Estreat - ✔✔Process of calling on the surety to produce the defendant before the
court
✔✔Collateral - ✔✔Something of value given or promised as security for a bond
✔✔Name the four courts in the Florida Judicial system - ✔✔Florida Supreme Court
District Courts of Appeal
Circuit Courts
County Courts
✔✔Which Court has original jurisdiction over Felonies? - ✔✔Circuit Court
GRADED A+
✔✔False swearing - ✔✔A falsehood put in writing and sworn before a notary
✔✔General agent - ✔✔Person appointed by a surety company to supervise agents
✔✔Misrepresentation - ✔✔Untrue statements made before a contract is signed
✔✔Waiver - ✔✔The giving up of a known right
✔✔Perjury - ✔✔Lie told under oath
✔✔Execute - ✔✔To complete and sign
✔✔Void - ✔✔Unenforceable by either party
✔✔Agency - ✔✔Relationship in which one person acts on behalf of another
✔✔Valid - ✔✔Enforceable by either party
✔✔Obligee - ✔✔Party to whom the obligation is owed... the President and the Governor
of Florida
✔✔Obligor - ✔✔Party who owes the obligation - the Principal
✔✔Surety - ✔✔Party that takes responsibility for the actions of the obligor and pays for
the obligor defaulting if they do
✔✔Who may approve and accept a Bail Bond? - ✔✔The Sheriff or the committing
magistrate
✔✔Who may approve and accept an Appeal Bond? - ✔✔The Clerk of the Trial Court
✔✔What other fee may a bondsman accept in addition to premium? - ✔✔A transfer fee
of up to $100 per defendant
✔✔What if the most a transfer fee can be? - ✔✔$100 per defendant
✔✔What if the percentage of premium on a Federal Bond? - ✔✔15%
✔✔For what 5 reasons may a bondsman surrender a defendant without returning the
premium? - ✔✔If the defendant leaves the jurisdiction of the court
, If the defendant moves or changes addresses without notifying the surety
Any action by the defendant that constitute reasonable evidence of their intent to forfeit
the bond
If the defendant is arrested for any other offenses except minor traffic violations
It the defendant makes material false statements in the bond application
✔✔For what 2 reasons must the premium be returned? - ✔✔If it is found that the
defendant doesnt fall under the jurisdiction of the court to which the bond was written
If the defendant is surrendered back to the jail by the surety but hasn't violated the
contract
✔✔What information must be shown on a premium receipt? - ✔✔- date
- Name of the principal
- Amount of funds received
- Purpose of said funds
- Power number
- Name of the person making the payment
✔✔Name the only two essential elements of a bond contract - ✔✔The place of
appearance & the amount of the Bond
✔✔Felony - ✔✔A crime punishable by death or a term of years in prison
✔✔Misdemeanor - ✔✔A crime punishable by a fine or a term of less than one year
✔✔Indictment - ✔✔A true bill of a grand jury
✔✔Information - ✔✔Written accusation by a state attorney
✔✔Indemnity - ✔✔Obligation of one person to make good the losses of another
✔✔Affidavit - ✔✔Sworn statement
✔✔Estreat - ✔✔Process of calling on the surety to produce the defendant before the
court
✔✔Collateral - ✔✔Something of value given or promised as security for a bond
✔✔Name the four courts in the Florida Judicial system - ✔✔Florida Supreme Court
District Courts of Appeal
Circuit Courts
County Courts
✔✔Which Court has original jurisdiction over Felonies? - ✔✔Circuit Court
