FLORIDA BAIL BONDS STATE EXAM (ALL
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Pat was arrested for the first time on a charge of petit theft. She was placed in a
remedial program which is usually for defendants who are removed from the
regular court processes and placed in a voluntary program of probation which has
to be completed within six weeks. What is this program called:
A) probation
B) pre-trial intervention
C) principal
D) pre-sentence investigation - ✔✔✔ - ANSWER: > b) pre-trial intervention
Which two chapters of the florida statutes governs bail bondsmen in the state of
florida?
A) chapters 649 and chapter 904
B) chapters 648 and chapter 903
C) chapters 483 and chapters 905
D) all of the above applies - ✔✔✔ - ANSWER: > b) chapters 648 and chapter
903
A bail bond agent may not become a surety on an undertaking unless he or she has;
A) registered in the office of the sheriff
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B) registered with the clerk of the circuit court in the county in which the bail
bond agent resides
C) file a certified copy of his or her appointment by power of attorney from
each insurer which he or she represents as a bail bond agent
D) all of the above are correct - ✔✔✔ - ANSWER: > d) all of the above are
correct
If a person is admitted to bail on appeal commits and is convicted of a separate
felony while free on appeal, what action can be taken?
A) defendant gets released on own recognizance
B) bail on appeal revoked and the defendant committed forthwith
C) nothing happens
D) both b and c above is correct - ✔✔✔ - ANSWER: > b) bail on appeal
revoked and the defendant committed forthwith
Which of the defects below will the liability of a surety not be discharged?
A) by his/her lack of qualifications required by law
B) failure of the defendant to sign the contract
C) both a and b above
D) none of the above - ✔✔✔ - ANSWER: > c) both a and b above
Which of the following is correct?
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A) a temporary limited surety agent can work with any amount of bondsmen
during his internship period
B) a temporary agent can be employed by only one licensed and appointed
supervising bail bond agent
C) the temporary agent may be appointed by different insurers separate from
the supervising agent
D) all of the above is correct - ✔✔✔ - ANSWER: > b) a temporary agent can
be employed by only one licensed and appointed supervising bail bond agent
A supervising agent shall certify monthly to the department under oath, on a form
prescribed by the department, the names and hours each week of all temporary bail
bond agents. What is the punishment for filing a false certification to the
department?
A) immediate suspension of the license or imposition of a $5000 administrative
fine
B) immediate suspension of the license and imposition of a $5000
administrative fine
C) revocation of the license and imposition of a $10000 administrative fine
D) revocation of the license and imposition of a $10000 administrative fine -
✔✔✔ - ANSWER: > b) immediate suspension of the license and imposition of a
$5000 administrative fine
The temporary license shall be effective for subject to earlier termination at the
request of the employer or if suspended or revoked by the department;
A) 12 months
B) 18 months
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C) 24 months
D) none of the above - ✔✔✔ - ANSWER: > b) 18 months
After licensure as a temporary licensee for at least ,such licensee may file an
application for and become eligible for a regular bail bond agents license based on
the licensees experience in the bail bond business.
a) 12 months
B) 18 months
C) 24 months
D) none of the above - ✔✔✔ - ANSWER: > a) 12 months
A temporary licensee has the same authority as a licensed bail bond agent except:
A) apprehend, arrest and surrender defendants to the proper authorities
B) keep defendants under surveillance
C) execute and sign bail bonds
D) all of the above are prohibited - ✔✔✔ - ANSWER: > c) execute and sign
bail bonds
The department shall not issue a temporary bail bond agents license to any
individual who has held such a temporary license in this state within after
expiration of such temporary bail bond agent's license.
A) 12 months