NC Bail Bonds Exam Questions and Answers
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What are the 3 areas of bail bond law? - Answer✔Chapter 15A, Article 26
Chapter 58, Article 71
NC Administrative Code
What NC agency is in charge of regulating bail bondsmen and runners? - Answer✔NC
Department of Insurance
Who is the NC Commissioner of Insurance? - Answer✔Wayne Goodwin
What persons are prohibited from becoming licensed as bail bondsmen or runners? -
Answer✔Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Law enforcement officer, Attorney, Parole Officer, Probation
Officer, Jailer, Assistant Jailer, Employee of the General Courts of Justice, other public employee
assigned to the administration of criminal justice.
*NOR THE SPOUSE OF SUCH PERSON
What is the purpose of a bail bond? - Answer✔To assure the appearance of the defendant in
court
What are the consequences of a bail bond? - Answer✔1) Forfeiture of bail
2) Order for arrest
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What is the definition of a bail bond? - Answer✔An undertaking by the principal to appear in
court upon penalty of forfeiting bail
What are the types of bail bond? - Answer✔1) Unsecured
2) Premium Secured
3) Cash Deposit
4) Mortgage
What can a bail bond be used for other than the release of a person from jail? -
Answer✔Release of a motor vehicle from impoundment
What are the different types of bail bondsman? - Answer✔1) Accommodation bondsman
2) Surety bondsman
3) Professional bondsman
What is the definition of Commissioner? - Answer✔The NC Commissioner of Insurance
What is the definition of an obligor? - Answer✔A principal or surety on a bond
What is the definition of a surety? - Answer✔One who with the principal is liable for the
amount of the bail bond upon forfeiture
What are the 3 types of sureties? - Answer✔1) Professional Bondsman
2) Accommodation Bondsman
3) Insurer (Insurance Company)
When a person is arrested, what form shows the charge, time, and location to appear in court?
- Answer✔Conditions of release
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