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Professional Bail Bondsman License

Individual authority to act through a licensed professional bail bond company. The written examination uses the supplied legacy internal practice outline because a complete official examination boundary was not established from the obtained official materials.

Licensing authority: Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board · Application information

Automatic occupational licensure for a newly resident experienced practitioner
Professional Bail Bondsman Written Examination
Company Appointment
Obtain an appointment from a licensed Arkansas professional bail bond company and submit its company statement and duly executed qualifying power of attorney.
Criminal And Disciplinary Eligibility
No disqualifying criminal offense under § 17-3-102 or additional applicable state law, and no pending complaint, allegation or investigation concerning occupational activity.
Exemptions
§ 17-7-106 excludes individuals under reciprocity agreements and protects existing multistate or interstate compacts.
Other Requirements
§ 17-7-104(b) preserves other resident and renewal requirements, including background checks and continuing education; § 17-7-104(c)(2) preserves required bonds, financial statements and insurance.
Prior Experience
Have at least three years of occupational work in a jurisdiction that does not regulate this occupation by licensure.
Residency
Establish residence in Arkansas under § 17-7-103.
State Law Exam And Waiver
§ 17-7-104(c)(1) permits a state-law examination; § 17-7-104(d) permits a waiver when education, training and experience sufficiently substitute and public health, safety and welfare will not be harmed. The Board’s §§ 270-115 and 270-116 identify its written examination for the corresponding applicant profiles; this survey retains that identified examination and leaves the statutory discretion and waiver to the applicant.
Automatic occupational licensure for a newly resident license holder
Professional Bail Bondsman Written Examination
Company Appointment
Obtain an appointment from a licensed Arkansas professional bail bond company and submit its company statement and duly executed qualifying power of attorney.
Criminal And Disciplinary Eligibility
No disqualifying criminal offense under § 17-3-102 or additional applicable state law, and no pending complaint, allegation or investigation concerning occupational activity.
Exemptions
§ 17-7-106 excludes individuals under reciprocity agreements and protects existing multistate or interstate compacts.
Other Requirements
§ 17-7-104(b) preserves other resident and renewal requirements, including background checks and continuing education; § 17-7-104(c)(2) preserves required bonds, financial statements and insurance.
Prior License
Hold occupational licensure with a similar scope of practice in good standing for one year in another United States jurisdiction.
Residency
Establish residence in Arkansas under § 17-7-103.
State Law Exam And Waiver
§ 17-7-104(c)(1) permits a state-law examination; § 17-7-104(d) permits a waiver when education, training and experience sufficiently substitute and public health, safety and welfare will not be harmed. The Board’s §§ 270-115 and 270-116 identify its written examination for the corresponding applicant profiles; this survey retains that identified examination and leaves the statutory discretion and waiver to the applicant.
Reinstatement following failure to complete continuing education
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Education
Attend a continuing education class offered in the current licensing year before the reinstated license is issued; attend a second class for the following-year license.
Late Renewal
If renewal is received after December 31, § 270-120(e) treats it as an initial application. That distinct route retains the written exam; this route records the education remediation in § 270-120(g).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Transfer of an existing bondsman license between companies
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Contest Period
Allow the seven-business-day contest period unless the former company waives objection. Account for, return or pay disputed fiduciary property before a contested transfer can be accomplished.
Documents
Submit the sworn property-return affidavit, resignation or termination letter, completed bondsman application, accepting company statement and original qualifying power of attorney.
Fee
Pay the $250 transfer fee.
License Held
Hold the existing Arkansas bondsman license.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reapplication after a renewal application is received after December 31
Professional Bail Bondsman Written Examination
Application
Submit the agent application, personal-reference form, state police record-check authorization, FBI release, and company review certification through the appointing company.
Background Check
Submit to the state and FBI criminal-record check and fingerprinting. Disqualifying offenses, prohibited employment, and any statutory waiver are determined under §§ 17-19-203, 17-3-102 and 17 CAR §§ 270-122 through 270-124.
Character References
Provide written statements from at least three persons who know the applicant’s character; the Board also investigates official references.
Company Appointment
Obtain an appointment from a licensed Arkansas professional bail bond company and submit its company statement and duly executed qualifying power of attorney.
Education
Complete eight hours of Board-approved beginning education before licensing.
Eligibility
Meet Arkansas residency, trustworthiness, competence, financial responsibility and good personal and business reputation requirements as applicable.
Expiration
17 CAR § 270-120(e) treats the late renewal as an initial application and requires the entire licensing process.
Fee Waiver
17 CAR § 270-146 waives the initial licensing fee for qualifying public-assistance recipients, persons approved for unemployment during the last twelve months, or applicants at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline.
Fees
The ordinary agent license fee is $100; one agent license is included with a company license. The initial examination fee is $25.
Score Window
17 CAR § 270-139 requires application within one year after certification of the passing score; after that period the examination must be passed again. Board instructions item 7 also states that eligibility expires one year after passing if the applicant has not been licensed.
Initial licensure by examination
Professional Bail Bondsman Written Examination
Application
Submit the agent application, personal-reference form, state police record-check authorization, FBI release, and company review certification through the appointing company.
Background Check
Submit to the state and FBI criminal-record check and fingerprinting. Disqualifying offenses, prohibited employment, and any statutory waiver are determined under §§ 17-19-203, 17-3-102 and 17 CAR §§ 270-122 through 270-124.
Character References
Provide written statements from at least three persons who know the applicant’s character; the Board also investigates official references.
Company Appointment
Obtain an appointment from a licensed Arkansas professional bail bond company and submit its company statement and duly executed qualifying power of attorney.
Education
Complete eight hours of Board-approved beginning education before licensing.
Eligibility
Meet Arkansas residency, trustworthiness, competence, financial responsibility and good personal and business reputation requirements as applicable.
Fee Waiver
17 CAR § 270-146 waives the initial licensing fee for qualifying public-assistance recipients, persons approved for unemployment during the last twelve months, or applicants at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline.
Fees
The ordinary agent license fee is $100; one agent license is included with a company license. The initial examination fee is $25.
Score Window
17 CAR § 270-139 requires application within one year after certification of the passing score; after that period the examination must be passed again. Board instructions item 7 also states that eligibility expires one year after passing if the applicant has not been licensed.
Automatic licensure for uniformed service members, veterans and qualifying spouses
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Documentation
Submit the initial fee and evidence of the similar-scope license and qualifying military, veteran or spouse status. 17 CAR § 270-118(a)(1) defines automatic licensure without meeting ordinary Title 17 or rule licensure requirements.
License Held
Hold in good standing a license with a similar scope of practice issued by another United States jurisdiction.
Qualifying Status
A uniformed service member stationed in Arkansas; a veteran residing or establishing residence in Arkansas; or a qualifying spouse under 17 CAR § 270-118(b), including an excluded accompanying spouse relocating to Arkansas or a surviving spouse establishing Arkansas residence.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Expedited initial licensure for an eligible military applicant
Professional Bail Bondsman Written Examination
Application
Submit the agent application, personal-reference form, state police record-check authorization, FBI release, and company review certification through the appointing company.
Background Check
Submit to the state and FBI criminal-record check and fingerprinting. Disqualifying offenses, prohibited employment, and any statutory waiver are determined under §§ 17-19-203, 17-3-102 and 17 CAR §§ 270-122 through 270-124.
Character References
Provide written statements from at least three persons who know the applicant’s character; the Board also investigates official references.
Company Appointment
Obtain an appointment from a licensed Arkansas professional bail bond company and submit its company statement and duly executed qualifying power of attorney.
Education
Complete eight hours of Board-approved beginning education before licensing.
Eligibility
Meet Arkansas residency, trustworthiness, competence, financial responsibility and good personal and business reputation requirements as applicable.
Expedited Treatment
§ 17-4-106(b) requires expedited processing for eligible initial applicants and temporary or provisional authority on receipt of required documentation or successful completion of any examination required by the licensing entity.
Fee Waiver
17 CAR § 270-146 waives the initial licensing fee for qualifying public-assistance recipients, persons approved for unemployment during the last twelve months, or applicants at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline.
Fees
The ordinary agent license fee is $100; one agent license is included with a company license. The initial examination fee is $25.
Qualifying Status
A uniformed service member stationed in Arkansas; a veteran residing or establishing residence in Arkansas; or a qualifying spouse under 17 CAR § 270-118(b), including an excluded accompanying spouse relocating to Arkansas or a surviving spouse establishing Arkansas residence.
Score Window
17 CAR § 270-139 requires application within one year after certification of the passing score; after that period the examination must be passed again. Board instructions item 7 also states that eligibility expires one year after passing if the applicant has not been licensed.
Restoration after suspension for unpaid misconduct damages
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Payment
Pay the damages; under § 270-131(a)(3) the license remains suspended until the damages are paid.
Revocation
Revocation is distinct from suspension: § 17-19-210(f) and § 270-135(l) prohibit reissuance after revocation.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement of company appointment after termination
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Appointment
The bondsman may represent no more than one company at a time; submit current company appointment and qualifying authority.
Waiting Period
The terminating company must wait at least seven days after notice of termination before requesting reinstatement of the bondsman’s license.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reciprocal licensure
Professional Bail Bondsman Written Examination
Background Check
Apply for the Arkansas state and nationwide criminal-record check.
Company Appointment
Obtain an appointment from a licensed Arkansas professional bail bond company and submit its company statement and duly executed qualifying power of attorney.
Competence
17 CAR § 270-115(b)(3)(C) identifies the Board’s written examination as competency evidence.
Documentation
Submit the completed application and fee, active-license evidence, license-history information, letters of good standing, and three written character references.
Education
Under § 17-1-108(e), qualifying reciprocal applicants are not required to repeat new-professional apprenticeship, education, or training, subject to continuing education and the statute’s state-specific education provisions.
License Held
Hold a current substantially similar professional bail bondsman license in another United States jurisdiction, in good standing; no disqualifying revocation and no suspended or probationary license.
Reciprocity Condition
17 CAR § 270-117(a) states: (a) The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall require an applicant to take the written examination prepared by the board if the applicant is licensed in another state that does not offer reciprocity to Arkansas residents that is similar to reciprocity to out-of-state applicants in Arkansas Code § 17- 1-108. This minimum demand does not expressly remove the examination named in § 270-115(b)(3)(C); both provisions are preserved for the applicant.
Score Window
17 CAR § 270-139 requires application within one year after certification of the passing score; after that period the examination must be passed again. Board instructions item 7 also states that eligibility expires one year after passing if the applicant has not been licensed.
Annual renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Complete at least six hours annually. § 17-19-401(b) says continuing education does not include written or oral examinations. § 17-19-107 exempts licensees aged at least 65 with at least 15 years of licensure; § 270-118(d)-(e) provides deployment extensions and education relief.
Deadline
Renew before December 31; the company submits its renewal packet by December 1. Later pre-expiry packets are subject to the rule’s penalties and processing dates.
Fee
The individual renewal fee is $100, with the statutory company-license-holder exception.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure from a jurisdiction that does not license professional bail bondsmen
Professional Bail Bondsman Written Examination
Background Check
Submit to the state and FBI criminal-record check and fingerprinting. Disqualifying offenses, prohibited employment, and any statutory waiver are determined under §§ 17-19-203, 17-3-102 and 17 CAR §§ 270-122 through 270-124.
Company Appointment
Obtain an appointment from a licensed Arkansas professional bail bond company and submit its company statement and duly executed qualifying power of attorney.
Documentation
Submit the completed application and fee and three written character statements; demonstrate sufficient competence by passing the Board-prepared written examination.
Origin
Applicant comes from a jurisdiction that does not license professional bail bondsmen; no conclusion about any particular other jurisdiction is made.

Temporary and Provisional Professional Bail Bondsman License

Temporary or provisional authority pending the full-license decision; separate routes preserve reciprocal and initial military applicant conditions.

Licensing authority: Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board · Application information

Temporary or provisional authority during expedited military initial licensure
Professional Bail Bondsman Written Examination
Application
Submit the agent application, personal-reference form, state police record-check authorization, FBI release, and company review certification through the appointing company.
Background Check
Submit to the state and FBI criminal-record check and fingerprinting. Disqualifying offenses, prohibited employment, and any statutory waiver are determined under §§ 17-19-203, 17-3-102 and 17 CAR §§ 270-122 through 270-124.
Character References
Provide written statements from at least three persons who know the applicant’s character; the Board also investigates official references.
Company Appointment
Obtain an appointment from a licensed Arkansas professional bail bond company and submit its company statement and duly executed qualifying power of attorney.
Education
Complete eight hours of Board-approved beginning education before licensing.
Eligibility
Meet Arkansas residency, trustworthiness, competence, financial responsibility and good personal and business reputation requirements as applicable.
Fee Waiver
17 CAR § 270-146 waives the initial licensing fee for qualifying public-assistance recipients, persons approved for unemployment during the last twelve months, or applicants at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline.
Fees
The ordinary agent license fee is $100; one agent license is included with a company license. The initial examination fee is $25.
Qualifying Status
A uniformed service member stationed in Arkansas; a veteran residing or establishing residence in Arkansas; or a qualifying spouse under 17 CAR § 270-118(b), including an excluded accompanying spouse relocating to Arkansas or a surviving spouse establishing Arkansas residence.
Score Window
17 CAR § 270-139 requires application within one year after certification of the passing score; after that period the examination must be passed again. Board instructions item 7 also states that eligibility expires one year after passing if the applicant has not been licensed.
Temporary Issue
§ 17-4-106(b)(2) provides temporary or provisional authority upon required documentation or successful completion of any required examination; receipt and examination timing are applicant conditions.
Temporary and provisional reciprocal licensure
Professional Bail Bondsman Written Examination
Background Check
Apply for the Arkansas state and nationwide criminal-record check.
Company Appointment
Obtain an appointment from a licensed Arkansas professional bail bond company and submit its company statement and duly executed qualifying power of attorney.
Competence
17 CAR § 270-115(b)(3)(C) identifies the Board’s written examination as competency evidence.
Documentation
Submit the completed application and fee, active-license evidence, license-history information, letters of good standing, and three written character references.
Documentation Timing
17 CAR § 270-115(c)(1) refers to subsection (b), which includes the written examination; subsection (c)(3) also permits only the information necessary for temporary authority. Passing before full application, passing later, or temporary relief from submission is recorded as an applicant condition; the currently offered identified examination remains a leaf.
Education
Under § 17-1-108(e), qualifying reciprocal applicants are not required to repeat new-professional apprenticeship, education, or training, subject to continuing education and the statute’s state-specific education provisions.
License Held
Hold a current substantially similar professional bail bondsman license in another United States jurisdiction, in good standing; no disqualifying revocation and no suspended or probationary license.
Reciprocity Condition
17 CAR § 270-117(a) states: (a) The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall require an applicant to take the written examination prepared by the board if the applicant is licensed in another state that does not offer reciprocity to Arkansas residents that is similar to reciprocity to out-of-state applicants in Arkansas Code § 17- 1-108. This minimum demand does not expressly remove the examination named in § 270-115(b)(3)(C); both provisions are preserved for the applicant.
Score Window
17 CAR § 270-139 requires application within one year after certification of the passing score; after that period the examination must be passed again. Board instructions item 7 also states that eligibility expires one year after passing if the applicant has not been licensed.
Term
§ 17-1-108(d)(1)(B) provides ninety days or longer on evidence of a current active similar license. The Board rule keeps temporary authority until its application decision, subject to immediate revocation for failure to meet its qualifications.

Professional Bail Bondsman Written Examination

Provider
Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board
Format
Written examination, offered on paper or electronically at the Board office
Passing score
70% or higher
Exam fee
$25 initial examination; $15 reexamination
Practice scope

The authority has not published an examination outline; the practice questions follow the scope of the existing question bank.

  • Bail Bond Foundations, Definitions, and Authority
  • Individual and Company Licensing Requirements
  • Company Appointment and Agent Authority
  • Premiums, Fees, Charges, and Refunds
  • Collateral, Security, and Financial Responsibility
  • Bond Execution, Transaction Documents, Reports, and Records
  • Surrender and Apprehension of Defendants
  • Forfeiture, Exoneration, and Recovery Fund Procedures
  • Professional Conduct, Prohibitions, Advertising, and Jail Rules
  • Complaints, Hearings, Discipline, and Administrative Duties
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