BAIL BONDS LOUISIANA STUDY GUIDE
Acquit - Answer -to set free:to judicially discharge from an acquisition;to clear (a
person) of a criminal charge
Bail Enforcement - Answer -the apprehension or surrender of a principal by a natural
person who is released on bail or who has failed to appear at and state of the
proceedings to answer to the charge before the court, in which he may be prosecuted
obligor - Answer -the party who owes the duty or debt; principal; in bail,the defendant
Appearance bond - Answer -the range of a criminal defendant's bond
Types of criminal defendant bonds - Answer -Bail Bonds
Appeal Bonds
Supersedes Bonds
Habeas Corpus Bonds
Extradition Bonds
Civil Contempt Bonds
Ne Exeat Bonds
Secured Personal Surety - Answer -personal surety who meets all the qualifications of
law and specifically, mortages, immovable property located in the state of Louisiana
The Surety - Answer -the individual/company who pledges to fulfill the obligation if the
obligor defaults, or in lieu thereof, to pay a specified sum of money. The sum is called
the face amount of the bond.
Formal Contract - Answer -A contract made binding by the oberservance of required
formalities regardless of the giving of consideration; specifically a contract the is a
contract underseal, a recognizance, a letter of credit, or negotiable instruments
Poilcy/certificate - Answer -any contract of insurance, indemnity, medical, health or
hospital service, suretyship, or annuity issued, proposed for issuance, or intended for
issuance by any insurer
Insurance - Answer -Companies and their producers are regulated by the Insurance
Commissioner and his staff in the DOI; an of the lines of authority specified in RS
22:1547
Bail - Answer -Monetary or other form of security to insure the appearance of the
defendant at every stage of the criminal proceedings; any type of pretrial release
,Probable Cause - Answer -Facts sufficient to cause a person of reasonable caution to
believe a crime has been committed and if applicable that a specific person has
committed the crime
2 types of personal surety - Answer -Unsecured and Secured
Voluntarily Surrender - Answer -personal appearance without confinement by a law
enforcement officer or bail recovery agent
Surety - Answer -One who undertakes to pay money or perform some act if the
principal fails to pay or perform
Producer - Answer -A person required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell,
solicit, or negotiate insurance, and includes all persons or business entities otherwise
referred to in the La. Insurance code
False Swearing - Answer -when a person tells a lie under oath,and it is put in writing
and sworn before a notary or other such official
Waiver - Answer -implies giving up of a known right
Offer & Acceptance - Answer -one party must take a proposition to the other and the
other must accept the proposal
Competent Parties - Answer -sometimes referred to as "sui juris" parties
The parties must be legal age and in no way mentally impaired
Breach of Contract - Answer -One party's failure to perform some act, which be
contractually agreed to do. In addition the aggrieved party may ask for monetary
damages under a suit
Unilateral Contract - Answer -A contract in which only one party is obligated to perform.
Compare to bilateral contracts
Contract - Answer -an agreement between 2 or more persons which is legally binding
Informal Contract - Answer -Any contract that is not formal contract. Also called simple
contract
Bilateral Contract - Answer -A contract in which both parties have promised to perform.
Compare to unilateral contract
Implied Contract - Answer -a contract that infers to exist from the words and conducts
of the parties
, Appearance Bond - Answer -in a criminal proceeding, guarantees that the defendant
will appear in court each and every time he is ordered to do so until the case is
disposed of by the court
Exonerate - Answer -to remover a burden or release from a duty. To free from
responsibility
Jump bail - Answer -leaving the jurisdiction or any other act by a defendant to avoid a
court appearance after a bail bond has been posted
Judgment - Answer -the decision of a court. In cases of forfeiture, the judgment is the
court's order for the surety to pay
Bail Bond Regulatory Board - Answer -a 7 member board appointed by the Insurance
Commissioner to assist the Dept. Of Ins. in the regulation of the bail industry
Bail Bondsman - Answer -a limited surety agent or professional bondsman, as
hereinafter defined
Co-sureties - Answer -2 or more sureties to the same obligation
Department - Answer -in this course, The Dept of Ins
Liability - Answer -In surety, an obligation, which must be preformed or otherwise
fulfilled. The face amount of a bond.
Indemnify - Answer -to secure against loss; to insure; to hold harmless
Indemnitor - Answer -One who indemnifies
Defendant - Answer -one who must defend himself in some action of law. In criminal
proceedings, the accused. In criminal surety bonds, the principal
Collateralize - Answer -to make secure with collateral
Misrepresentation - Answer -False statement made during the period of inducement to
sign a contract
Build-Up-Fund (BUF) - Answer -A fund which is held in trust for the limited surety agent
by the surety company and into which a portion of all bond premiums are paid. This
fund is normally used to indemnify the company from losses, which might be caused by
the agent
Extradite - Answer -to surrender or deliver (a fugitive) to another jurisdiction
Acquit - Answer -to set free:to judicially discharge from an acquisition;to clear (a
person) of a criminal charge
Bail Enforcement - Answer -the apprehension or surrender of a principal by a natural
person who is released on bail or who has failed to appear at and state of the
proceedings to answer to the charge before the court, in which he may be prosecuted
obligor - Answer -the party who owes the duty or debt; principal; in bail,the defendant
Appearance bond - Answer -the range of a criminal defendant's bond
Types of criminal defendant bonds - Answer -Bail Bonds
Appeal Bonds
Supersedes Bonds
Habeas Corpus Bonds
Extradition Bonds
Civil Contempt Bonds
Ne Exeat Bonds
Secured Personal Surety - Answer -personal surety who meets all the qualifications of
law and specifically, mortages, immovable property located in the state of Louisiana
The Surety - Answer -the individual/company who pledges to fulfill the obligation if the
obligor defaults, or in lieu thereof, to pay a specified sum of money. The sum is called
the face amount of the bond.
Formal Contract - Answer -A contract made binding by the oberservance of required
formalities regardless of the giving of consideration; specifically a contract the is a
contract underseal, a recognizance, a letter of credit, or negotiable instruments
Poilcy/certificate - Answer -any contract of insurance, indemnity, medical, health or
hospital service, suretyship, or annuity issued, proposed for issuance, or intended for
issuance by any insurer
Insurance - Answer -Companies and their producers are regulated by the Insurance
Commissioner and his staff in the DOI; an of the lines of authority specified in RS
22:1547
Bail - Answer -Monetary or other form of security to insure the appearance of the
defendant at every stage of the criminal proceedings; any type of pretrial release
,Probable Cause - Answer -Facts sufficient to cause a person of reasonable caution to
believe a crime has been committed and if applicable that a specific person has
committed the crime
2 types of personal surety - Answer -Unsecured and Secured
Voluntarily Surrender - Answer -personal appearance without confinement by a law
enforcement officer or bail recovery agent
Surety - Answer -One who undertakes to pay money or perform some act if the
principal fails to pay or perform
Producer - Answer -A person required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell,
solicit, or negotiate insurance, and includes all persons or business entities otherwise
referred to in the La. Insurance code
False Swearing - Answer -when a person tells a lie under oath,and it is put in writing
and sworn before a notary or other such official
Waiver - Answer -implies giving up of a known right
Offer & Acceptance - Answer -one party must take a proposition to the other and the
other must accept the proposal
Competent Parties - Answer -sometimes referred to as "sui juris" parties
The parties must be legal age and in no way mentally impaired
Breach of Contract - Answer -One party's failure to perform some act, which be
contractually agreed to do. In addition the aggrieved party may ask for monetary
damages under a suit
Unilateral Contract - Answer -A contract in which only one party is obligated to perform.
Compare to bilateral contracts
Contract - Answer -an agreement between 2 or more persons which is legally binding
Informal Contract - Answer -Any contract that is not formal contract. Also called simple
contract
Bilateral Contract - Answer -A contract in which both parties have promised to perform.
Compare to unilateral contract
Implied Contract - Answer -a contract that infers to exist from the words and conducts
of the parties
, Appearance Bond - Answer -in a criminal proceeding, guarantees that the defendant
will appear in court each and every time he is ordered to do so until the case is
disposed of by the court
Exonerate - Answer -to remover a burden or release from a duty. To free from
responsibility
Jump bail - Answer -leaving the jurisdiction or any other act by a defendant to avoid a
court appearance after a bail bond has been posted
Judgment - Answer -the decision of a court. In cases of forfeiture, the judgment is the
court's order for the surety to pay
Bail Bond Regulatory Board - Answer -a 7 member board appointed by the Insurance
Commissioner to assist the Dept. Of Ins. in the regulation of the bail industry
Bail Bondsman - Answer -a limited surety agent or professional bondsman, as
hereinafter defined
Co-sureties - Answer -2 or more sureties to the same obligation
Department - Answer -in this course, The Dept of Ins
Liability - Answer -In surety, an obligation, which must be preformed or otherwise
fulfilled. The face amount of a bond.
Indemnify - Answer -to secure against loss; to insure; to hold harmless
Indemnitor - Answer -One who indemnifies
Defendant - Answer -one who must defend himself in some action of law. In criminal
proceedings, the accused. In criminal surety bonds, the principal
Collateralize - Answer -to make secure with collateral
Misrepresentation - Answer -False statement made during the period of inducement to
sign a contract
Build-Up-Fund (BUF) - Answer -A fund which is held in trust for the limited surety agent
by the surety company and into which a portion of all bond premiums are paid. This
fund is normally used to indemnify the company from losses, which might be caused by
the agent
Extradite - Answer -to surrender or deliver (a fugitive) to another jurisdiction
