BAIL BONDS UPDATED ALL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Appellee - ✔✔Party against whom the appeal is taken
✔✔Attorney in fact - ✔✔One who is an agent or representative of another who is given
authority to act on behalf of another
✔✔Authority (actual) - ✔✔The authority expressly given to an agent by contract and or
by a power of attorney
✔✔Authority
(Apparent) - ✔✔The authority the public may reasonably believe an agent has
✔✔Authority (express) - ✔✔Same as actual authority
✔✔Bail - ✔✔Monetary or other form of security given to ensure the appearance of the
defendant at every stage of the proceeding
✔✔Bail bond - ✔✔The document extended to secure the release of an individual in
custody by law
✔✔Bail bond agent - ✔✔A limited surety agent of professional bail bond agent
✔✔Bond - ✔✔A written instrument in which a party agrees to perform some act for the
benefit of a second party, and the third party agrees to pay the sum of money fixed as
the penalty
✔✔Bondsman - ✔✔Same as bail bond agent
✔✔Build up fund - ✔✔An optional fu d that is held in trust for the limited surety company
and into which all bond premiums are paid
✔✔Capias - ✔✔A writ commanding the arrest of a person so that he may be compelled
to appear before the court
✔✔Capital offense - ✔✔A felony for which the punishment may be the death penalty
✔✔Collateral security - ✔✔Something of value given by or on behalf of the defendant to
protect the surety from loss
✔✔Collateralise - ✔✔To make secure with collateral
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Appellee - ✔✔Party against whom the appeal is taken
✔✔Attorney in fact - ✔✔One who is an agent or representative of another who is given
authority to act on behalf of another
✔✔Authority (actual) - ✔✔The authority expressly given to an agent by contract and or
by a power of attorney
✔✔Authority
(Apparent) - ✔✔The authority the public may reasonably believe an agent has
✔✔Authority (express) - ✔✔Same as actual authority
✔✔Bail - ✔✔Monetary or other form of security given to ensure the appearance of the
defendant at every stage of the proceeding
✔✔Bail bond - ✔✔The document extended to secure the release of an individual in
custody by law
✔✔Bail bond agent - ✔✔A limited surety agent of professional bail bond agent
✔✔Bond - ✔✔A written instrument in which a party agrees to perform some act for the
benefit of a second party, and the third party agrees to pay the sum of money fixed as
the penalty
✔✔Bondsman - ✔✔Same as bail bond agent
✔✔Build up fund - ✔✔An optional fu d that is held in trust for the limited surety company
and into which all bond premiums are paid
✔✔Capias - ✔✔A writ commanding the arrest of a person so that he may be compelled
to appear before the court
✔✔Capital offense - ✔✔A felony for which the punishment may be the death penalty
✔✔Collateral security - ✔✔Something of value given by or on behalf of the defendant to
protect the surety from loss
✔✔Collateralise - ✔✔To make secure with collateral
