CA BAIL EXAM FLASH CARDS 2022 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. 1. City and county can imply regulations to the bail industry?
a) True
b) False: A
2. 2. Any bail agent who willfully fails to deliver a defendant to custody within 48
hours is guilty of:
a) A Felony
b) A Misdemeanor
c) Failure To Appear
d) None of the above: B
3. 3. After conviction of an offense not punishable with death, an application for
probation or an appeal a defendant may be admitted to bail:
a) As a matter of right before judgment is announced
b) As a matter of right when appeal from judgment imposing imprisonment in cases of
misdemeanors.
c) As a matter of discretion in all other cases.
d) All of the above.: D
4. 4. What may a bail agent charge for in the transaction of bail in addition to the
premium rate?
a) Recording Fees
b) Travel Expenses
c) Any Charges Incurred Backed By Receipts
d) None of the above: C
5. 5. What is the definition of fiduciary?
a) Trust
b) Faithful
c) As an operating expense
d) All of the above: A
6. 6. What may a bail agent do?
a) Solicit an arrestee's attorney
,CA BAIL EXAM FLASH CARDS 2022 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
b) Charge an arrestee for attorney fees
c) Refer an arrestee to an attorney
d) Have an attorneyput an assignment on collateral: D
7. 7. A bail solicitor may transact under more than one employer when:
a) The business is a partnership.
b) Individual licensees with a registered appointment with the department of
insurance for each
c) When the solicitor is a member of the partnership
d) All of the above: A
,CA BAIL EXAM FLASH CARDS 2022 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
8. 8. When an arrestee is requesting bail to be reduced, who will handle the
request?
a) Court Clerk
b) Appeals Court
c) Local Magistrate
d) All of the above: C
9. 9. The reason for the bail system is:
a) To insure the appearance of the arrestee to appear on the court appointed date.
b) To insure the arrestee accepts the judgments of the court.
c) To insure the arrestee takes responsibility for the dates and judgments of the court.
d) None of the above.: C
10. 10. An arrestee charged with a felony can be released on:
a) Before held to answer.
b) After seeing a Magistrate, before conviction on held to answer.
c) Before a bench warrant but after arrest.
d) All of the above.: D
11. 11. Definition of a bond is:
a) Any form used by a surety.
b) Any form used by a bondsman.
c) Any form used by an attorney.
d) None of the above.: A
12. 12. Who is notified by mail in the case of a forfeiture?
a) The Surety Company.
b) The Surety Company and the bonding company.
c) The arrestee.
d) None of the above.: B
13. 13. If three people are conducting a partnership and one dies, what must the
remaining partners do?
, CA BAIL EXAM FLASH CARDS 2022 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
a) They can continue if their partnership agreement allows for a continuation
b) Must notify the Insurance Commissioner.
c) Must be relicensed.
d) All of the above.: B
14. 14. An officer in the jail may accept one of the following to release a person
charged with a felony:
a) Cash bail.
b) Surety bond.
ANSWERS
1. 1. City and county can imply regulations to the bail industry?
a) True
b) False: A
2. 2. Any bail agent who willfully fails to deliver a defendant to custody within 48
hours is guilty of:
a) A Felony
b) A Misdemeanor
c) Failure To Appear
d) None of the above: B
3. 3. After conviction of an offense not punishable with death, an application for
probation or an appeal a defendant may be admitted to bail:
a) As a matter of right before judgment is announced
b) As a matter of right when appeal from judgment imposing imprisonment in cases of
misdemeanors.
c) As a matter of discretion in all other cases.
d) All of the above.: D
4. 4. What may a bail agent charge for in the transaction of bail in addition to the
premium rate?
a) Recording Fees
b) Travel Expenses
c) Any Charges Incurred Backed By Receipts
d) None of the above: C
5. 5. What is the definition of fiduciary?
a) Trust
b) Faithful
c) As an operating expense
d) All of the above: A
6. 6. What may a bail agent do?
a) Solicit an arrestee's attorney
,CA BAIL EXAM FLASH CARDS 2022 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
b) Charge an arrestee for attorney fees
c) Refer an arrestee to an attorney
d) Have an attorneyput an assignment on collateral: D
7. 7. A bail solicitor may transact under more than one employer when:
a) The business is a partnership.
b) Individual licensees with a registered appointment with the department of
insurance for each
c) When the solicitor is a member of the partnership
d) All of the above: A
,CA BAIL EXAM FLASH CARDS 2022 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
8. 8. When an arrestee is requesting bail to be reduced, who will handle the
request?
a) Court Clerk
b) Appeals Court
c) Local Magistrate
d) All of the above: C
9. 9. The reason for the bail system is:
a) To insure the appearance of the arrestee to appear on the court appointed date.
b) To insure the arrestee accepts the judgments of the court.
c) To insure the arrestee takes responsibility for the dates and judgments of the court.
d) None of the above.: C
10. 10. An arrestee charged with a felony can be released on:
a) Before held to answer.
b) After seeing a Magistrate, before conviction on held to answer.
c) Before a bench warrant but after arrest.
d) All of the above.: D
11. 11. Definition of a bond is:
a) Any form used by a surety.
b) Any form used by a bondsman.
c) Any form used by an attorney.
d) None of the above.: A
12. 12. Who is notified by mail in the case of a forfeiture?
a) The Surety Company.
b) The Surety Company and the bonding company.
c) The arrestee.
d) None of the above.: B
13. 13. If three people are conducting a partnership and one dies, what must the
remaining partners do?
, CA BAIL EXAM FLASH CARDS 2022 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
a) They can continue if their partnership agreement allows for a continuation
b) Must notify the Insurance Commissioner.
c) Must be relicensed.
d) All of the above.: B
14. 14. An officer in the jail may accept one of the following to release a person
charged with a felony:
a) Cash bail.
b) Surety bond.
