Free OK BAIL BONDSMAN Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

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1. 1An Oklahoma bail bondsman is checking the ordinary expiration date on an active license. When does the license expire if it is not suspended or revoked earlier?

   1. A. Annually on December 31
   2. B. Biennially at midnight on the last day of the bondsman’s birth month
   3. C. Biennially on the original issue date
   4. D. Annually on the last day of the bondsman’s birth month

   Answer: B

   Explanation: 59 O.S. § 1304 states: “Each bail bondsman license issued shall expire biennially at 12:00 o’clock midnight on the last day of the birth month of the bondsman.” That fixes both the two-year cycle and the birth-month deadline.

   Reference: Oid Bail Bond Statutes (2025) — 59 O.S. § 1304, p. 6

2. 2For one occurrence that violates Oklahoma’s Bail Bondsmen Act, what civil-penalty range may apply in addition to license discipline?

   1. A. $100 to $1,000
   2. B. $250 to $2,500
   3. C. $500 to $5,000
   4. D. $1,000 to $10,000

   Answer: B

   Explanation: 59 O.S. § 1310(B) authorizes “a civil penalty of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for each occurrence.” Thus the applicable range is $250–$2,500.

   Reference: Oid Bail Bond Statutes (2025) — 59 O.S. § 1310(B), p. 14

3. 3A bondsman recommends a particular lawyer for a case in which the bondsman caused the bond to be issued. Under which statutory category does that conduct fall?

   1. A. Denial, censure, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew
   2. B. Forfeiture procedure
   3. C. Usual and customary records
   4. D. Monthly reports

   Answer: A

   Explanation: 59 O.S. § 1310(A)(8) identifies as a disciplinary cause: “Recommending any particular attorney-at-law to handle a case in which the bail bondsman has caused a bond to be issued.” The conduct is therefore a ground for denial, censure, suspension, revocation, or nonrenewal.

   Reference: Oid Bail Bond Statutes (2025) — 59 O.S. § 1310(A)(8), p. 13

4. 4Which description matches a “limited surety agent” under Oklahoma’s bail-bondsman regulation?

   1. A. A licensed individual appointed by an insurer through power of attorney to execute or countersign bail bonds for value
   2. B. A natural person who pledges cash without an insurer appointment and writes one free bond annually
   3. C. A course provider approved to award continuing-education credit to bondsmen
   4. D. A property owner who serves as a natural-person surety without charging a fee

   Answer: A

   Explanation: OAC 365:25-5-30 defines a limited surety agent as “any individual who is duly licensed by the Commissioner and is appointed by an insurer by power of attorney to execute or countersign bail bonds in connection with judicial proceedings and receives or is promised money or other things of value.”

   Reference: Oid Bail Bond Statutes (2025) — OAC 365:25-5-30, pp. 38-39

5. 5During each year of a standard two-year renewal cycle, what continuing-education pace must an Oklahoma bail bondsman maintain?

   1. A. Eight credit hours annually, totaling sixteen over the biennium
   2. B. One credit hour annually, totaling two over the biennium
   3. C. Sixteen credit hours annually, totaling thirty-two over the biennium
   4. D. Twenty-four credit hours annually, totaling forty-eight over the biennium

   Answer: A

   Explanation: OAC 365:25-5-3(b) provides: “All bail bondsmen shall complete eight (8) credit hours of continuing education required by 59 O. S. §1308.1(A) annually to meet the biennial requirement.” Thus the required pace is eight hours per year and sixteen per biennium.

   Reference: Oid Bail Bond Statutes (2025) — OAC 365:25-5-3(b), p. 36

6. 6A bond has been discharged, but its collateral is returned to the owner later. From which event does the three-year record-retention period run?

   1. A. The bond’s issue date
   2. B. The monthly report date
   3. C. The later collateral-return date
   4. D. The earlier bond-discharge date

   Answer: C

   Explanation: OAC 365:25-5-37(a) requires records for three years after “the date the bondsman’s liability on the bond is discharged by the court or the date collateral is returned to its lawful owner, whichever is later.” The later collateral-return date controls here.

   Reference: Oid Bail Bond Statutes (2025) — OAC 365:25-5-37(a), p. 41

7. 7A bondsman receives cash as collateral on Monday. By when and where must it be deposited under Oklahoma law?

   1. A. Within five calendar days in the operating account
   2. B. By month-end in any escrow account
   3. C. Within two business days in a separate non-interest-bearing Oklahoma trust account
   4. D. Within ten business days with the court clerk

   Answer: C

   Explanation: 59 O.S. § 1314(A) requires the bondsman to “deposit the cash or instrument within two (2) business days after receipt in an established, separate non-interest-bearing trust account in any bank located in Oklahoma.”

   Reference: Oid Bail Bond Statutes (2025) — 59 O.S. § 1314(A), p. 18

8. 8After a forfeiture is timely paid, by what deadline must a motion requesting remitter be filed?

   1. A. Within ninety days after forfeiture
   2. B. Within one year from the date payment is due
   3. C. Within two years after payment
   4. D. Before the defendant’s next arraignment

   Answer: B

   Explanation: 59 O.S. § 1332(D)(2) provides that “the request for remitter be made by motion filed within one (1) year from the date payment is due.”

   Reference: Oid Bail Bond Statutes (2025) — 59 O.S. § 1332(D)(2), p. 30

9. 9How does Oklahoma’s administrative rule allocate a bail bondsman’s continuing-education work within the biennial requirement?

   1. A. Four credit hours each quarter
   2. B. Six credit hours each year
   3. C. Sixteen credit hours in the renewal month
   4. D. Eight credit hours annually

   Answer: D

   Explanation: OAC 365:25-5-3(b) provides: “All bail bondsmen shall complete eight (8) credit hours of continuing education required by 59 O. S. §1308.1(A) annually to meet the biennial requirement.” The annual allocation is eight hours.

   Reference: Oid Bail Bond Statutes (2025) — OAC 365:25-5-3(b), p. 36

10. 10An appearance-bond document is prepared but never executed or filed. How long must the bondsman retain the records?

    1. A. One year after preparation
    2. B. Three years after preparation
    3. C. Three years after the proposed court date
    4. D. Five years after preparation

    Answer: B

    Explanation: OAC 365:25-5-37(b) states: “If an appearance bond is never executed and filed with the court, then all records shall be maintained for three (3) years immediately following the date the document is prepared.”

    Reference: Oid Bail Bond Statutes (2025) — OAC 365:25-5-37(b), p. 41