PAPER 2026 EXAM Q AND A STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● What department is under the supervision of the Chief Financial
Officer?
Answer: Department of Financial Services
●● Which two chapters of the Florida Statutes govern bail and Bail
Bond Agents?
Answer: 648 and 903
●● What effect do the rules of the Florida Administrative Code have on
Bail Bond Agents?
Answer: They are statutory and must be adhered to in the same manner.
●● Name the criminal defendant's bonds.
Answer: Bail, Appeal, Supersedeas, Habeas Corpus, Extradition, Civil
Contempt, Ne Exeat
●● Which types of criminal defendant bonds may be used in civil cases?
Answer: No Exate and Civil Contempt
, ●● Explain an extradition bond.
Answer: The judge in the jurisdiction where the individual is being held
while awaiting extradition can agree to grant bond so that the individual
can be released from custody to travel voluntarily back to Florida.
●● What is the primary (most important) obligation of a:
(a) Ne exeat bond?
(b) Civil contempt bond?
Answer: (a) That the defendant not leave the state and attend all court
hearings
(b) Compliance.
●● Other than surrender of the defendant and payment of costs, how
may a habeas corpus bond be satisfied?
Answer: The defendant should not have been detained in the first place.
●● What does the law require of an applicant for bail bond license
regarding:
a. Age?
b. Residence?
c. Education?
d. Licensing procedure?