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SD Bail Bonds Producer
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Written examination delivered at a test center
- Exam questions
- 50 scored questions
- Time limit
- 60 minutes
- Passing score
- 70 on the reported 0–100 score scale; not percentage correct
- Exam fee
- $85
Examination outline
SD LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS COMMON TO ALL LINES
- A. Division of Insurance
- A. Division of Insurance / 1. Duties and powers
- A. Division of Insurance / 2. Examination of records
- A. Division of Insurance / 3. Hearings/notice of hearings
- A. Division of Insurance / 4. Penalties (and fines)
- A. Division of Insurance / 5. Cease and desist orders
- B. Persons required to be licensed
- B. Persons required to be licensed / 1. Ineligible licensees
- C. Types of licenses
- C. Types of licenses / 1. Runner
- C. Types of licenses / 2. Professional bondspersons
- C. Types of licenses / 3. Property bondspersons
- C. Types of licenses / 4. Surety bondspersons
- D. Background check
- E. Appointments/Termination of Appointments
- F. Maintenance and duration
- F. Maintenance and duration / 1. Expiration
- F. Maintenance and duration / 2. Renewal
- F. Maintenance and duration / 3. Annual license registration
- F. Maintenance and duration / 4. Termination of business
- F. Maintenance and duration / 5. Change of address
- F. Maintenance and duration / 6. Report of felony criminal prosecution
- F. Maintenance and duration / 7. Record keeping
- F. Maintenance and duration / 8. Child support obligation
- G. Disciplinary actions
- G. Disciplinary actions / 1. Denial, revocation, and nonrenewal
- G. Disciplinary actions / 2. Refusal, suspension, or cancellation
- H. Bondsperson regulation
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 1. Runner requirements
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 2. Professional bondsperson requirements
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 2. Professional bondsperson requirements / a. Annual financial statement
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 2. Professional bondsperson requirements / b. Trust Deposits
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 2. Professional bondsperson requirements / c. Annual list of forfeitures
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / a. Rebates
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / b. Compensation
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / c. Solicitation where prisoners are confined
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / d. Practice of law
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / e. Referral of Attorney
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / f. Signing bond in blank
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 3. Prohibited conduct / g. Use of license to bail self out of jail
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 4. Unfair trade practices
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 4. Unfair trade practices / a. Misrepresentation
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 4. Unfair trade practices / b. False Advertising
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 4. Unfair trade practices / c. Defamation of insurer
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 4. Unfair trade practices / d. Boycott, coercion and intimidation
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 4. Unfair trade practices / e. Unfair discrimination
- H. Bondsperson regulation / 5. Insurance fraud regulation
BAIL BOND PRINCIPLES
- A. Parties to a surety bond
- A. Parties to a surety bond / 1. Principal
- A. Parties to a surety bond / 1. Principal / a. Indemnitor for principal
- A. Parties to a surety bond / 1. Principal / b. Indemnity agreement
- A. Parties to a surety bond / 1. Principal / c. Rights of indemnitor (bondsperson, surety)
- A. Parties to a surety bond / 1. Principal / d. Collateral and trust obligations of bondsperson
- A. Parties to a surety bond / 2. Obligee
- A. Parties to a surety bond / 3. Surety
- A. Parties to a surety bond / 4. Custody requirements
- A. Parties to a surety bond / 5. Responsibility and rights of each party
- A. Parties to a surety bond / 6. Power of attorney
- B. Requirements (eligibility) of a surety
- C. Duties of bail bondsperson
- C. Duties of bail bondsperson / 1. Receipt for collateral
- D. Compensation of surety
- E. Types of bonds
- E. Types of bonds / 1. Personal surety bond
- E. Types of bonds / 2. Corporate surety bond
- E. Types of bonds / 3. Property bond
- E. Types of bonds / 4. Professional bond
- E. Types of bonds / 5. Cash bond
BAIL BOND PRACTICES
- A. Court procedures
- A. Court procedures / 1. Felonies versus misdemeanors
- A. Court procedures / 2. Warrants
- A. Court procedures / 3. Custody
- A. Court procedures / 4. Court appearances
- A. Court procedures / 5. Appeals
- B. Bond forfeiture
- B. Bond forfeiture / 1. Motion
- B. Bond forfeiture / 2. Dispersal of funds
- B. Bond forfeiture / 3. Rights of defendant apprehended by surety
- C. Surrender of principal (defendant)
- C. Surrender of principal (defendant) / 1. Return of premium
- C. Surrender of principal (defendant) / 2. Return of collateral
TERMINOLOGY
- A. Acquitted
- B. Adjudication
- C. Appeal
- D. Appearance bond
- E. Arraignment
- F. Bail bond
- G. Capital offense
- H. Collateral
- I. Conviction
- J. Defendant
- K. Exoneration
- L. Extradition
- M. Fiduciary
- N. Forfeiture
- O. Fugitive
- P. Habeas corpus
- Q. Hearing
- R. Incarcerated
- S. Indictment
- T. Judicial sentence
- U. Principal
- V. Recognizance
- W. Supersedeas
- X. Trial by jury
- Y. Writ
Examination sources
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Cover, stated outline effective date
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S18, examination title
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S18, section I heading, first line
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S18, section I heading, continuation
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S18, section II heading
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S18, section III heading
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S19, section IV heading
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S19, final terminology topic
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S18, A. Division of Insurance
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S18, H. Bondsperson regulation
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S18, A. Parties to a surety bond
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S18, C. Types of licenses
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S18, F. Maintenance and duration
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S19, C. Surrender of principal (defendant)
- South Dakota Codified Laws, Chapter 58-22
SDCL 58-22-16, operative provision
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Printed page S18, Bail Bonds, scored question count
- South Dakota Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
Printed page 13, Score Explanation
- South Dakota Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
Printed page 6, Bail Bonds question count and time
- South Dakota Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
Printed page 6, Test Center Exams, InsSD_BB49 row
- South Dakota Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
Printed page 7, InsSD_BB49 candidate prerequisites
- Application for License as a Bail Bondsperson
Page 1, qualification 5, examination and Pearson registration
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