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SD Bail Bonds Producer

Provider
Pearson VUE
Format
Written examination delivered at a test center
Exam questions
50 scored questions
Time limit
60 minutes
Passing score
70 on the reported 0–100 score scale; not percentage correct
Exam fee
$85
Examination outline
  • SD LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS COMMON TO ALL LINES
    • A. Division of Insurance
    • A. Division of Insurance / 1. Duties and powers
    • A. Division of Insurance / 2. Examination of records
    • A. Division of Insurance / 3. Hearings/notice of hearings
    • A. Division of Insurance / 4. Penalties (and fines)
    • A. Division of Insurance / 5. Cease and desist orders
    • B. Persons required to be licensed
    • B. Persons required to be licensed / 1. Ineligible licensees
    • C. Types of licenses
    • C. Types of licenses / 1. Runner
    • C. Types of licenses / 2. Professional bondspersons
    • C. Types of licenses / 3. Property bondspersons
    • C. Types of licenses / 4. Surety bondspersons
    • D. Background check
    • E. Appointments/Termination of Appointments
    • F. Maintenance and duration
    • F. Maintenance and duration / 1. Expiration
    • F. Maintenance and duration / 2. Renewal
    • F. Maintenance and duration / 3. Annual license registration
    • F. Maintenance and duration / 4. Termination of business
    • F. Maintenance and duration / 5. Change of address
    • F. Maintenance and duration / 6. Report of felony criminal prosecution
    • F. Maintenance and duration / 7. Record keeping
    • F. Maintenance and duration / 8. Child support obligation
    • G. Disciplinary actions
    • G. Disciplinary actions / 1. Denial, revocation, and nonrenewal
    • G. Disciplinary actions / 2. Refusal, suspension, or cancellation
    • H. Bondsperson regulation
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 1. Runner requirements
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 2. Professional bondsperson requirements
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 2. Professional bondsperson requirements / a. Annual financial statement
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 2. Professional bondsperson requirements / b. Trust Deposits
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 2. Professional bondsperson requirements / c. Annual list of forfeitures
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / a. Rebates
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / b. Compensation
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / c. Solicitation where prisoners are confined
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / d. Practice of law
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / e. Referral of Attorney
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / f. Signing bond in blank
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / g. Use of license to bail self out of jail
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 4. Unfair trade practices
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 4. Unfair trade practices / a. Misrepresentation
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 4. Unfair trade practices / b. False Advertising
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 4. Unfair trade practices / c. Defamation of insurer
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 4. Unfair trade practices / d. Boycott, coercion and intimidation
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 4. Unfair trade practices / e. Unfair discrimination
    • H. Bondsperson regulation / 5. Insurance fraud regulation
  • BAIL BOND PRINCIPLES
    • A. Parties to a surety bond
    • A. Parties to a surety bond / 1. Principal
    • A. Parties to a surety bond / 1. Principal / a. Indemnitor for principal
    • A. Parties to a surety bond / 1. Principal / b. Indemnity agreement
    • A. Parties to a surety bond / 1. Principal / c. Rights of indemnitor (bondsperson, surety)
    • A. Parties to a surety bond / 1. Principal / d. Collateral and trust obligations of bondsperson
    • A. Parties to a surety bond / 2. Obligee
    • A. Parties to a surety bond / 3. Surety
    • A. Parties to a surety bond / 4. Custody requirements
    • A. Parties to a surety bond / 5. Responsibility and rights of each party
    • A. Parties to a surety bond / 6. Power of attorney
    • B. Requirements (eligibility) of a surety
    • C. Duties of bail bondsperson
    • C. Duties of bail bondsperson / 1. Receipt for collateral
    • D. Compensation of surety
    • E. Types of bonds
    • E. Types of bonds / 1. Personal surety bond
    • E. Types of bonds / 2. Corporate surety bond
    • E. Types of bonds / 3. Property bond
    • E. Types of bonds / 4. Professional bond
    • E. Types of bonds / 5. Cash bond
  • BAIL BOND PRACTICES
    • A. Court procedures
    • A. Court procedures / 1. Felonies versus misdemeanors
    • A. Court procedures / 2. Warrants
    • A. Court procedures / 3. Custody
    • A. Court procedures / 4. Court appearances
    • A. Court procedures / 5. Appeals
    • B. Bond forfeiture
    • B. Bond forfeiture / 1. Motion
    • B. Bond forfeiture / 2. Dispersal of funds
    • B. Bond forfeiture / 3. Rights of defendant apprehended by surety
    • C. Surrender of principal (defendant)
    • C. Surrender of principal (defendant) / 1. Return of premium
    • C. Surrender of principal (defendant) / 2. Return of collateral
  • TERMINOLOGY
    • A. Acquitted
    • B. Adjudication
    • C. Appeal
    • D. Appearance bond
    • E. Arraignment
    • F. Bail bond
    • G. Capital offense
    • H. Collateral
    • I. Conviction
    • J. Defendant
    • K. Exoneration
    • L. Extradition
    • M. Fiduciary
    • N. Forfeiture
    • O. Fugitive
    • P. Habeas corpus
    • Q. Hearing
    • R. Incarcerated
    • S. Indictment
    • T. Judicial sentence
    • U. Principal
    • V. Recognizance
    • W. Supersedeas
    • X. Trial by jury
    • Y. Writ
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