2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ A bondman who doesn't pay premium he owes to an insurer is guilty
of: Answer: -misappropriation
⩥ A professional bail bondsmen who willfully falsifies a monthly report
is guilty of: 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 a:
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, what 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 to: Answer: -Check criminal
case dispositions
⩥ When a defendant's case is over, if a bondsman doesn't return
collateral worth over $1,500, he is guilty of: Answer: -Class I felony
⩥ A North Carolina bail bondsman may accept a premium of: Answer: -
0 through 15%
⩥ Who is 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
license bail bondsman
, ⩥ Per statue, 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 of the
premium paid.
⩥ In addition to the bond premium, on bonds less than $5,000, a bail
bondsman may accept: Answer: -collateral
⩥ A bail bond is effective and binding until: Answer: -the final
disposition of the case
⩥ A bondsman guarantees that they will: Answer: -pay the bond
forfeiture if defendant does not appear in court
⩥ A bail bond is exonerated if the defendant: Answer: -is found guilty in
district court and no appeal is made
-is surrendered prior to the breach
⩥ When a bail bond is exonerated, the bail bondsman: Answer: -need
not return any portion of the original premium