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CA State Bail Bonds Exam – 2026/2027
Edition | High-Quality Practice Questions
with Correct Answers | Licensing
Preparation
Before a surety bondsman can write a bond, he must:
Be listed on the Electronic Bondsmen Registry
Which of the following is a bail bondsman legally allowed to do?
Post bonds in any county in North Carolina
A bondsman who doesn't pay premium he owes to an insurer is guilty of...
misappropriation
A professional bail bondsman who willfully falsifies a monthly report is guilty of a...
Class I Felony
In a bail bond office, an unlicensed person can be hired to...
Perform normal office duties
With the exception of the felonies cited in NCGS 58-71, the maximum charge for a bondsman
violating any other bail bond law, is...
Class 1 Misdemeanor
If a bondsman doesn't return collateral valued at $1,000 within 15 days after his defendant's case
is over, he can be convicted of a:
Class 1 Misdemeanor
Under NCGS 58-71, which is a Class I Felony?
-Failing to return collateral that has a value of over $1500.
-A Professional bondsman willfully falsifying a monthly report.
Your defendant missed his court date. In order to get off the bond, you must:
Surrender the defendant and file a motion to strike the forfeiture.
As a licensed bail agent in NC, you may:
-Enter the residence of record at any time, even if the occupants refuse to let you in.
-Surrender your defendant to the sheriff.
,Bondsman are authorized to check ACIS-AOC Criminal Information System- to...
Check criminal case dispositions
In NC, a bail agent cannot legally do any of the following, except
Accept a boat valued at $7,000 and a guitar valued at $2,000, as collateral for a $10,000 bond.
When his defendant's case is over, if a bondsman does not return collateral worth over $1,500, he
is guilty of...
A Class I felony
A NC bail bondsman may accept a premium of...
2%
An NC bail bondsman may legally do all of the following, except...
-Charge a credit card fee on bonds less than $500
-Charge $1.00 per mile mileage fee on bonds less than $500
-Paying an unlicensed bounty hunter to apprehend a defendant
The maximum referral fee a bondsman is legally allowed to pay is...
$0.00
In NC, a bail bondsman may...
Run ads in the local newspaper
A bail bondsman may do all of the following, with the exception of...
-Charging a fee in order to not surrender a defendant
-Paying a defendant to solicit business for the bondsman while defendant is in jail.
-Paying an unlicensed bounty hunter to apprehend a defendant
As collateral on a $20,000 bond, a bondsman may legally accept:
-$15,000 deed of trust on a $950,000 house, or
-$20,000 cash
Which of the following people and/or entities are legally responsible to the state for a bond?
A surety company, an accommodation bondsman, and a professional bondsman
Who can be monetarily compensated for posting a bond?
A licensed bail bondsman
It is unlawful in NC for bail bondsman to do all of the following except:
Guarantee the defendant's appearance in court
, Per statute, a bail bondsman in NC must...
Guarantee the appearance of the defendant at all of his scheduled court cases or pay the bond
forfeiture.
If the defendant misses a premium payment, the bondsman may:
Put the defendant in jail for non-payment and keep all the premium paid.
A bondsman may keep the premium for every reason listed below except:
The co-signer asks that the defendant be returned to jail because defendant is planning to flee the
country.
In addition to the bond premium, a bail bondsman may accept:
Collateral
Bondsman in NC may...
Do none of the following:
-be reimbursed for travel expenses
-be reimbursed for fees associated with storage of collateral
-hold collateral as security if defendant does not pay premium in full
-return a defendant to jail for associating with another defendant who is out on another
bondsman's bond
A bail bond is effective and binding until:
final disposition of the case
Upon a bail bond's discharge and disposition, a bondsman...
Can keep all the premium
A bondsman guarantees that he will....
Pay the bond forfeiture if the defendant does not appear court
A bondsman may all do all of the following except:
Allow office staff to post a bond as long as it is signed by a licensed bondsman
A bail bond is exonerated if the defendant....
-is found guilty in district court and no appeal is made
-is surrendered prior to the breach
When a bail bond is exonerated, the bail bondsman:
does not have to return any portion of the original premium
CA State Bail Bonds Exam – 2026/2027
Edition | High-Quality Practice Questions
with Correct Answers | Licensing
Preparation
Before a surety bondsman can write a bond, he must:
Be listed on the Electronic Bondsmen Registry
Which of the following is a bail bondsman legally allowed to do?
Post bonds in any county in North Carolina
A bondsman who doesn't pay premium he owes to an insurer is guilty of...
misappropriation
A professional bail bondsman who willfully falsifies a monthly report is guilty of a...
Class I Felony
In a bail bond office, an unlicensed person can be hired to...
Perform normal office duties
With the exception of the felonies cited in NCGS 58-71, the maximum charge for a bondsman
violating any other bail bond law, is...
Class 1 Misdemeanor
If a bondsman doesn't return collateral valued at $1,000 within 15 days after his defendant's case
is over, he can be convicted of a:
Class 1 Misdemeanor
Under NCGS 58-71, which is a Class I Felony?
-Failing to return collateral that has a value of over $1500.
-A Professional bondsman willfully falsifying a monthly report.
Your defendant missed his court date. In order to get off the bond, you must:
Surrender the defendant and file a motion to strike the forfeiture.
As a licensed bail agent in NC, you may:
-Enter the residence of record at any time, even if the occupants refuse to let you in.
-Surrender your defendant to the sheriff.
,Bondsman are authorized to check ACIS-AOC Criminal Information System- to...
Check criminal case dispositions
In NC, a bail agent cannot legally do any of the following, except
Accept a boat valued at $7,000 and a guitar valued at $2,000, as collateral for a $10,000 bond.
When his defendant's case is over, if a bondsman does not return collateral worth over $1,500, he
is guilty of...
A Class I felony
A NC bail bondsman may accept a premium of...
2%
An NC bail bondsman may legally do all of the following, except...
-Charge a credit card fee on bonds less than $500
-Charge $1.00 per mile mileage fee on bonds less than $500
-Paying an unlicensed bounty hunter to apprehend a defendant
The maximum referral fee a bondsman is legally allowed to pay is...
$0.00
In NC, a bail bondsman may...
Run ads in the local newspaper
A bail bondsman may do all of the following, with the exception of...
-Charging a fee in order to not surrender a defendant
-Paying a defendant to solicit business for the bondsman while defendant is in jail.
-Paying an unlicensed bounty hunter to apprehend a defendant
As collateral on a $20,000 bond, a bondsman may legally accept:
-$15,000 deed of trust on a $950,000 house, or
-$20,000 cash
Which of the following people and/or entities are legally responsible to the state for a bond?
A surety company, an accommodation bondsman, and a professional bondsman
Who can be monetarily compensated for posting a bond?
A licensed bail bondsman
It is unlawful in NC for bail bondsman to do all of the following except:
Guarantee the defendant's appearance in court
, Per statute, a bail bondsman in NC must...
Guarantee the appearance of the defendant at all of his scheduled court cases or pay the bond
forfeiture.
If the defendant misses a premium payment, the bondsman may:
Put the defendant in jail for non-payment and keep all the premium paid.
A bondsman may keep the premium for every reason listed below except:
The co-signer asks that the defendant be returned to jail because defendant is planning to flee the
country.
In addition to the bond premium, a bail bondsman may accept:
Collateral
Bondsman in NC may...
Do none of the following:
-be reimbursed for travel expenses
-be reimbursed for fees associated with storage of collateral
-hold collateral as security if defendant does not pay premium in full
-return a defendant to jail for associating with another defendant who is out on another
bondsman's bond
A bail bond is effective and binding until:
final disposition of the case
Upon a bail bond's discharge and disposition, a bondsman...
Can keep all the premium
A bondsman guarantees that he will....
Pay the bond forfeiture if the defendant does not appear court
A bondsman may all do all of the following except:
Allow office staff to post a bond as long as it is signed by a licensed bondsman
A bail bond is exonerated if the defendant....
-is found guilty in district court and no appeal is made
-is surrendered prior to the breach
When a bail bond is exonerated, the bail bondsman:
does not have to return any portion of the original premium
