BAIL BONDS STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A=bail=bond=agent=or=company=is=not=required=to=notify=the=Board=of=a=personal=or=bu
siness=address=change=within=30=days.=-=ans-✔✔False
On=any=advertising,=the=bail=bond=agent's=name=should=be=more=prominently=displaye
d=than=the=bail=bond=company's=name.=-=ans-✔✔False
When=apprehending=a=defendant,=a=bail=bond=agent=must=notify=local=law=enforcemen
t=of=the=defendant's=name,=charges,=and=assumed=location.=-=ans-✔✔True
No=person=shall=engage=in=the=bail=bond=business=without=first=securing=a=license=to=
do=so.=-=ans-✔✔True
At=least=1=out=of=the=8=members=of=the=Board=shall=be=a=woman.=-=ans-✔✔True
Stacking=of=bonds=is=not=allowed.=-=ans-✔✔True
Powers=of=attorney=shall=be=stacked.=-=ans-✔✔False
A=constable=is=permitted=to=take=bail.=-=ans-✔✔False
In=a=district=court,=if=a=defendant=fails=to=appear=for=a=court=date,=the=surety=has=a=mi
nimum=of=30=days=and=a=maximum=of=120=days=to=either=surrender=the=defendant=or=
to=show=cause=why=the=sum=specified=in=the=bail=bond=shall=not=be=forfeited.=-=ans-
✔✔False
A=bail=bondman=is=allowed=to=charge=travel=expenses=and=photography=fees.=-=ans-
✔✔False
A=bail=bondsman=is=not=allowed=to=require=a=defendant=use=a=specific=attorney.=-=ans-
✔✔True
Every=licensed=issued=pursuant=to=the=applicable=rules=and=regulations=shall=be=subje
ct=to=renewal=on=December=31=of=each=calendar=year.=-=ans-✔✔True
, When=writing=a=bond,=a=bail=bond=agent=must=carry=a=current=copy=of=the=company=li
cense,=his/her=license,=and=a=copy=of=his/her=Qualifying=Power=of=Attorney.=-=ans-
✔✔True
Court=Ordered=forfeitures=must=be=paid=within=20=days=of=judgment.=-=ans-✔✔False
Premium=is=the=money=paid=to=a=bail=bondsman=or=professional=bail=bond=company=f
or=the=release=of=an=arrestee.=-=ans-✔✔True
Those=companies=operating=as=sole=proprietorships=shall=be=required=to=execute=and=
file=a=Qualifying=Power=of=Attorney=form.=-=ans-✔✔False
A=person=who=is=at=least=21=years=old=and=has=no=prior=felonies=or=convictions=involvi
ng=moral=turpitude=or=violence=and=who=is=acting=under=the=direct=supervision=of=a=lic
ensed=bail=bond=agent=is=qualified=to=apprehend=a=defendant.=-=ans-✔✔True
Company=licensees=will=not=be=required=to=go=through=the=same=procedure=as=a=bail=
bondsman=licensee=in=regard=to=letters=to=sheriffs,=police=chiefs,=and=prosecutors.=-
=ans-✔✔False
A=promissory=note=will=be=considered=security.=-=ans-✔✔False
A=secured=bail=bond=is=one=that=is=secured=by=a=grant=of=an=interest=in=identifiable=ta
ngible=property.=-=ans-✔✔True
Substituted=forms=from=financial=institutions=will=be=accepted.=-=ans-✔✔False
A=sole=proprietor=of=a=company=shall=include=on=bonds=he=executes=an=affidavit=of=sol
e=proprietorship.=-=ans-✔✔True
Failure=to=appear=to=answer=a=felony=charge=is=a=Class=C=Felony.=-=ans-✔✔True
Stalking=in=the=Second=Degree=is=a=Class=A=misdemeanor.=-=ans-✔✔False
The=term="taking=of=bail"=includes=fixing=the=amount=of=bail.=-=ans-✔✔False
Every=municipal=police=department=charges=a=$20=fee=for=taking=and=entering=every=b
ail=or=delivery=bond.=-=ans-✔✔True
A=new=company=license=fee=is=$5,000.=-=ans-✔✔False
Each=year,=a=professional=bail=bondsman=must=pay=a=$100=license=renewal=fee.=-
=ans-✔✔True
The=Board=will=assign=each=company=an=alpha=code=to=be=placed=in=the=upper=right=
hand=corner=of=each=bond.=-=ans-✔✔True
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A=bail=bond=agent=or=company=is=not=required=to=notify=the=Board=of=a=personal=or=bu
siness=address=change=within=30=days.=-=ans-✔✔False
On=any=advertising,=the=bail=bond=agent's=name=should=be=more=prominently=displaye
d=than=the=bail=bond=company's=name.=-=ans-✔✔False
When=apprehending=a=defendant,=a=bail=bond=agent=must=notify=local=law=enforcemen
t=of=the=defendant's=name,=charges,=and=assumed=location.=-=ans-✔✔True
No=person=shall=engage=in=the=bail=bond=business=without=first=securing=a=license=to=
do=so.=-=ans-✔✔True
At=least=1=out=of=the=8=members=of=the=Board=shall=be=a=woman.=-=ans-✔✔True
Stacking=of=bonds=is=not=allowed.=-=ans-✔✔True
Powers=of=attorney=shall=be=stacked.=-=ans-✔✔False
A=constable=is=permitted=to=take=bail.=-=ans-✔✔False
In=a=district=court,=if=a=defendant=fails=to=appear=for=a=court=date,=the=surety=has=a=mi
nimum=of=30=days=and=a=maximum=of=120=days=to=either=surrender=the=defendant=or=
to=show=cause=why=the=sum=specified=in=the=bail=bond=shall=not=be=forfeited.=-=ans-
✔✔False
A=bail=bondman=is=allowed=to=charge=travel=expenses=and=photography=fees.=-=ans-
✔✔False
A=bail=bondsman=is=not=allowed=to=require=a=defendant=use=a=specific=attorney.=-=ans-
✔✔True
Every=licensed=issued=pursuant=to=the=applicable=rules=and=regulations=shall=be=subje
ct=to=renewal=on=December=31=of=each=calendar=year.=-=ans-✔✔True
, When=writing=a=bond,=a=bail=bond=agent=must=carry=a=current=copy=of=the=company=li
cense,=his/her=license,=and=a=copy=of=his/her=Qualifying=Power=of=Attorney.=-=ans-
✔✔True
Court=Ordered=forfeitures=must=be=paid=within=20=days=of=judgment.=-=ans-✔✔False
Premium=is=the=money=paid=to=a=bail=bondsman=or=professional=bail=bond=company=f
or=the=release=of=an=arrestee.=-=ans-✔✔True
Those=companies=operating=as=sole=proprietorships=shall=be=required=to=execute=and=
file=a=Qualifying=Power=of=Attorney=form.=-=ans-✔✔False
A=person=who=is=at=least=21=years=old=and=has=no=prior=felonies=or=convictions=involvi
ng=moral=turpitude=or=violence=and=who=is=acting=under=the=direct=supervision=of=a=lic
ensed=bail=bond=agent=is=qualified=to=apprehend=a=defendant.=-=ans-✔✔True
Company=licensees=will=not=be=required=to=go=through=the=same=procedure=as=a=bail=
bondsman=licensee=in=regard=to=letters=to=sheriffs,=police=chiefs,=and=prosecutors.=-
=ans-✔✔False
A=promissory=note=will=be=considered=security.=-=ans-✔✔False
A=secured=bail=bond=is=one=that=is=secured=by=a=grant=of=an=interest=in=identifiable=ta
ngible=property.=-=ans-✔✔True
Substituted=forms=from=financial=institutions=will=be=accepted.=-=ans-✔✔False
A=sole=proprietor=of=a=company=shall=include=on=bonds=he=executes=an=affidavit=of=sol
e=proprietorship.=-=ans-✔✔True
Failure=to=appear=to=answer=a=felony=charge=is=a=Class=C=Felony.=-=ans-✔✔True
Stalking=in=the=Second=Degree=is=a=Class=A=misdemeanor.=-=ans-✔✔False
The=term="taking=of=bail"=includes=fixing=the=amount=of=bail.=-=ans-✔✔False
Every=municipal=police=department=charges=a=$20=fee=for=taking=and=entering=every=b
ail=or=delivery=bond.=-=ans-✔✔True
A=new=company=license=fee=is=$5,000.=-=ans-✔✔False
Each=year,=a=professional=bail=bondsman=must=pay=a=$100=license=renewal=fee.=-
=ans-✔✔True
The=Board=will=assign=each=company=an=alpha=code=to=be=placed=in=the=upper=right=
hand=corner=of=each=bond.=-=ans-✔✔True
