Free Professional Bail Bondsman Written Examination Practice Questions

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1. 1Who is covered by Arkansas's current Rules of Bail Bond Business?

   1. A. Only licensed individual bondsmen
   2. B. Qualified companies, their licensees, and company or individual applicants
   3. C. Only companies with unpaid forfeitures
   4. D. Only courts and jail administrators

   Answer: B

   Explanation: 17 CAR § 270-102 says the part applies to “all qualified professional bail bond companies and their licensees and all applicants for a professional bail bond company or individual bail bondsman license.” The applicant is therefore covered before licensure.

   Reference: 17 Car Part 270 Current — 17 CAR § 270-102

2. 2What experience must at least one owner, officer, member, or partner of an Arkansas bail bond company have?

   1. A. Licensed for one of the preceding two years
   2. B. Licensed for two of the preceding three years
   3. C. Licensed continuously for five years
   4. D. Licensed during the immediately preceding calendar year

   Answer: B

   Explanation: 17 CAR § 270-113(a) requires at least one such person to be “a licensed bail bondsman licensed in two (2) of the preceding three (3) years.”

   Reference: 17 Car Part 270 Current — 17 CAR § 270-113(a)

3. 3When must a company submit a qualifying power of attorney identifying each licensee's authority limits?

   1. A. Only after a forfeiture
   2. B. With each initial or renewal company-license application
   3. C. Only when an agent transfers
   4. D. With every quarterly report

   Answer: B

   Explanation: 17 CAR § 270-105(a) requires the filing “upon either an initial or renewal application for a company license.”

   Reference: 17 Car Part 270 Current — 17 CAR § 270-105(a)

4. 4Except as otherwise provided, how is the Arkansas bail bond premium calculated?

   1. A. Eight percent rounded down
   2. B. Ten percent, which may be rounded up to the nearest five dollars
   3. C. Twelve percent with no rounding
   4. D. A flat fifty dollars for every bond

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Arkansas Code § 17-19-301(a)(1) sets the premium at “ten percent (10%), except that the amount may be rounded up to the nearest five-dollar amount.”

   Reference: Statutes (2024) — Arkansas Code § 17-19-301(a)(1)

5. 5A local court proposes an extra security deposit for every professional bail bond company before accepting bonds. What does Arkansas law provide?

   1. A. The court may set an additional deposit in any amount
   2. B. The sheriff may impose an additional deposit by local rule
   3. C. No court officer may require security beyond that required by the Board
   4. D. An additional deposit applies only to unsecured bonds

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Arkansas Code § 16-84-104 prohibits court officers from requiring “any sum of security in addition to that required by” the Board under § 17-19-205.

   Reference: Statutes (2024) — Arkansas Code § 16-84-104

6. 6Who prescribes the undertaking form when the surety is a professional bail bondsman?

   1. A. The county sheriff
   2. B. The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board
   3. C. The defendant's attorney
   4. D. The circuit clerk

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Arkansas Code § 16-84-107(b) provides that the undertaking “shall be in a form prescribed by the regulations of the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board.”

   Reference: Statutes (2024) — Arkansas Code § 16-84-107(b)

7. 7May a person in Arkansas publicly represent himself or herself as a bounty hunter?

   1. A. Yes, after registering the title with the Board
   2. B. Yes, if employed by a company
   3. C. Only while carrying written authorization
   4. D. No

   Answer: D

   Explanation: 17 CAR § 270-143(a) states that no person shall represent himself or herself to be a “Bail enforcement agent,” “Bounty hunter,” or similar title.

   Reference: 17 Car Part 270 Current — 17 CAR § 270-143(a)

8. 8May a bondsman make an untrue statement to a public official to have an existing forfeiture set aside?

   1. A. Yes, if no court filing results
   2. B. Yes, if the bond is below $10,000
   3. C. Only with company-owner approval
   4. D. No

   Answer: D

   Explanation: 17 CAR § 270-130 prohibits purposely making “misleading or untrue representations” to avoid, prevent, or set aside a forfeiture.

   Reference: 17 Car Part 270 Current — 17 CAR § 270-130

9. 9Which condition on executing a bond is expressly forbidden by Arkansas Code § 17-19-105(1)?

   1. A. The principal engaging the services of a specified attorney
   2. B. The premium being deposited before the arrestee's release
   3. C. A regular power of attorney accompanying the bond
   4. D. A receipt being given when collateral is taken

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Arkansas Code § 17-19-105(1) prohibits requiring “that the principal agree to engage the services of a specified attorney.”

   Reference: Statutes (2024) — Arkansas Code § 17-19-105(1)

10. 10After the Board issues notice of a verified misconduct-damage claim, how long does the licensee have to pay before suspension may occur?

    1. A. Ten days
    2. B. Twenty days
    3. C. Thirty days
    4. D. Ninety days

    Answer: B

    Explanation: 17 CAR § 270-131(a)(2) permits suspension if the verified amount “is not paid within twenty (20) days of issuance of notice.”

    Reference: 17 Car Part 270 Current — 17 CAR § 270-131(a)(2)