BAIL BONDSMAN EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Before a surety bondsman can write a bond, he must: - Answer -Be listed on the
Electronic Bondsmen Registry
Which of the following is a bail bondsman legally allowed to do? - Answer -Post bonds
in any county in North Carolina
A bondsman who doesn't pay premium he owes to an insurer is guilty of... - Answer -
misappropriation
A professional bail bondsman who willfully falsifies a monthly report is guilty of a... -
Answer -Class I Felony
In a bail bond office, an unlicensed person can be hired to... - Answer -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... - Answer -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: - Answer -Class 1 Misdemeanor
Under NCGS 58-71, which is a Class I Felony? - Answer --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: - Answer -
Surrender the defendant and file a motion to strike the forfeiture.
As a licensed bail agent in NC, you may: - Answer --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... -
Answer -Check criminal case dispositions
In NC, a bail agent cannot legally do any of the following, except - Answer -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... - Answer -A Class I felony
A NC bail bondsman may accept a premium of... - Answer -2%
, An NC bail bondsman may legally do all of the following, except... - Answer --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... - Answer -$0.00
In NC, a bail bondsman may... - Answer -Run ads in the local newspaper
A bail bondsman may do all of the following, with the exception of... - Answer --
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: - Answer --$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? - Answer -A surety company, an accommodation bondsman, and a professional
bondsman
Who can be monetarily compensated for posting a bond? - Answer -A licensed bail
bondsman
It is unlawful in NC for bail bondsman to do all of the following except: - Answer -
Guarantee the defendant's appearance in court
Per statute, a bail bondsman in NC must... - Answer -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: - Answer -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: - Answer -
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: - Answer -Collateral
Bondsman in NC may... - Answer -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
Before a surety bondsman can write a bond, he must: - Answer -Be listed on the
Electronic Bondsmen Registry
Which of the following is a bail bondsman legally allowed to do? - Answer -Post bonds
in any county in North Carolina
A bondsman who doesn't pay premium he owes to an insurer is guilty of... - Answer -
misappropriation
A professional bail bondsman who willfully falsifies a monthly report is guilty of a... -
Answer -Class I Felony
In a bail bond office, an unlicensed person can be hired to... - Answer -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... - Answer -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: - Answer -Class 1 Misdemeanor
Under NCGS 58-71, which is a Class I Felony? - Answer --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: - Answer -
Surrender the defendant and file a motion to strike the forfeiture.
As a licensed bail agent in NC, you may: - Answer --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... -
Answer -Check criminal case dispositions
In NC, a bail agent cannot legally do any of the following, except - Answer -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... - Answer -A Class I felony
A NC bail bondsman may accept a premium of... - Answer -2%
, An NC bail bondsman may legally do all of the following, except... - Answer --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... - Answer -$0.00
In NC, a bail bondsman may... - Answer -Run ads in the local newspaper
A bail bondsman may do all of the following, with the exception of... - Answer --
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: - Answer --$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? - Answer -A surety company, an accommodation bondsman, and a professional
bondsman
Who can be monetarily compensated for posting a bond? - Answer -A licensed bail
bondsman
It is unlawful in NC for bail bondsman to do all of the following except: - Answer -
Guarantee the defendant's appearance in court
Per statute, a bail bondsman in NC must... - Answer -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: - Answer -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: - Answer -
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: - Answer -Collateral
Bondsman in NC may... - Answer -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
