BAIL BONDS END OF COURSE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Attorney General - ✔✔If the director or his designee believes a bail bondsman has
committed a criminal act he may forward the information to whom for investigation.
✔✔Surety Bond - ✔✔guarantees an action will take place or the policy may be collected
upon by the obilgee, or the individual whom is guaranteed the action will take place.
✔✔30 Hours - ✔✔How many hours of education must be taken prior to be licensed as a
bondsman
✔✔8 hours - ✔✔Number of hours of CE required annually
✔✔Unlimited - ✔✔A surety bondsman may be appointed to represent how many
insurance carriers?
✔✔Clerk of court - ✔✔who is the party responsible for accepting the monies due on a
forfeited bond upon consent or the issuance of judgement.
✔✔Written consent by the Surety - ✔✔After conviction if the bond is to continue
_______ must occur.
✔✔180 days - ✔✔A bondsman whose license has lapsed may reinstate that same
license if within 180 days they have paid the licensing fee, met the continuing education
requirements, and paid a fine set forth by the director or his designee.
✔✔Professional - ✔✔_________ is a type of licensed bondsman who pledges their own
cash or approved securities to execute bail bonds.
✔✔July 2 - ✔✔A licensed bondsman appointing a runner must notify the clerk of court
and SCDOI of such appointment immediately or by _____ of each year respectively.
✔✔Judge - ✔✔Who sets bond for a criminal defendant?
✔✔Guarantee of a future action - ✔✔A surety bond is best defined as a _________.
✔✔90 days - ✔✔A bail bondsman in South Carolina has _____ days to alleviate the
forfeiture of bail.
✔✔Fugitive - ✔✔person has willfully fled from prosecution
✔✔24 Hours - ✔✔A defendant charged with a non-capital offense must see a judge for
bail to be set in how many hours?
, ✔✔Obligee - ✔✔Person who guarantees Surety
✔✔Extradition - ✔✔Handing over by one state to another of a suspect
✔✔Adjudicate - ✔✔to hear and resolve a case in court
✔✔18 years old - ✔✔Minimum age to be licensed as a bondsman
✔✔$150.00 - ✔✔Fee paid to home county to register as a bondsman
✔✔$100.00 - ✔✔Fee to register in county other than the home county as a bondsman
✔✔$40.00 - ✔✔Appointment fee for Surety bondsman
✔✔$400.00 - ✔✔Fee to be a professional bondsman
✔✔$200.00 - ✔✔Fee to be a runner
✔✔Preliminary hearing - ✔✔Not a type of court hearing
✔✔Surrender the defendant to the proper detention facility - ✔✔A bail bondsman whom
has taken the proper steps to collect monies due on a payment agreement after 2
consecutive months, and no payment has been made within making 10 days demand of
such payment the bail bondsman's must do what?
✔✔Trial - ✔✔________ is a court appearance that utilizes the adversary system.
✔✔Collateral - ✔✔A promissory note is best explained as which of the following?
✔✔Misdemeanor - ✔✔_______ is the severity and types of crimes for which will be
heard in the summary court.
✔✔Affidavit of surrender - ✔✔_______ shall serve as the sworn and notarized
statement of the bondsman as to why they are placing the defendant in custody, and
why they should be relieved of the liability for the principal.
✔✔The obligee is protected from loss - ✔✔Good and sufficient surety is best described
as?
Choose only ONE best answer.
✔✔Misappropriation - ✔✔A bail bondsman whom has withheld monies due to the
principal, indemnitor, or insurer is guilty of ___________.
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Attorney General - ✔✔If the director or his designee believes a bail bondsman has
committed a criminal act he may forward the information to whom for investigation.
✔✔Surety Bond - ✔✔guarantees an action will take place or the policy may be collected
upon by the obilgee, or the individual whom is guaranteed the action will take place.
✔✔30 Hours - ✔✔How many hours of education must be taken prior to be licensed as a
bondsman
✔✔8 hours - ✔✔Number of hours of CE required annually
✔✔Unlimited - ✔✔A surety bondsman may be appointed to represent how many
insurance carriers?
✔✔Clerk of court - ✔✔who is the party responsible for accepting the monies due on a
forfeited bond upon consent or the issuance of judgement.
✔✔Written consent by the Surety - ✔✔After conviction if the bond is to continue
_______ must occur.
✔✔180 days - ✔✔A bondsman whose license has lapsed may reinstate that same
license if within 180 days they have paid the licensing fee, met the continuing education
requirements, and paid a fine set forth by the director or his designee.
✔✔Professional - ✔✔_________ is a type of licensed bondsman who pledges their own
cash or approved securities to execute bail bonds.
✔✔July 2 - ✔✔A licensed bondsman appointing a runner must notify the clerk of court
and SCDOI of such appointment immediately or by _____ of each year respectively.
✔✔Judge - ✔✔Who sets bond for a criminal defendant?
✔✔Guarantee of a future action - ✔✔A surety bond is best defined as a _________.
✔✔90 days - ✔✔A bail bondsman in South Carolina has _____ days to alleviate the
forfeiture of bail.
✔✔Fugitive - ✔✔person has willfully fled from prosecution
✔✔24 Hours - ✔✔A defendant charged with a non-capital offense must see a judge for
bail to be set in how many hours?
, ✔✔Obligee - ✔✔Person who guarantees Surety
✔✔Extradition - ✔✔Handing over by one state to another of a suspect
✔✔Adjudicate - ✔✔to hear and resolve a case in court
✔✔18 years old - ✔✔Minimum age to be licensed as a bondsman
✔✔$150.00 - ✔✔Fee paid to home county to register as a bondsman
✔✔$100.00 - ✔✔Fee to register in county other than the home county as a bondsman
✔✔$40.00 - ✔✔Appointment fee for Surety bondsman
✔✔$400.00 - ✔✔Fee to be a professional bondsman
✔✔$200.00 - ✔✔Fee to be a runner
✔✔Preliminary hearing - ✔✔Not a type of court hearing
✔✔Surrender the defendant to the proper detention facility - ✔✔A bail bondsman whom
has taken the proper steps to collect monies due on a payment agreement after 2
consecutive months, and no payment has been made within making 10 days demand of
such payment the bail bondsman's must do what?
✔✔Trial - ✔✔________ is a court appearance that utilizes the adversary system.
✔✔Collateral - ✔✔A promissory note is best explained as which of the following?
✔✔Misdemeanor - ✔✔_______ is the severity and types of crimes for which will be
heard in the summary court.
✔✔Affidavit of surrender - ✔✔_______ shall serve as the sworn and notarized
statement of the bondsman as to why they are placing the defendant in custody, and
why they should be relieved of the liability for the principal.
✔✔The obligee is protected from loss - ✔✔Good and sufficient surety is best described
as?
Choose only ONE best answer.
✔✔Misappropriation - ✔✔A bail bondsman whom has withheld monies due to the
principal, indemnitor, or insurer is guilty of ___________.
