MS Bail Exam Latest Update 2024 Actual Exam
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Bail - Correct Answer - property or money given as surety that a person released from
custody will return at an appointed time.
Bail Bond - Correct Answer - A formal document that gives bail for someone to be
released from custody.
The purpose of bail is? - Correct Answer - To guarantee appearance and a bail bond
shall not be forfeited for any other reason.
Bond - Correct Answer - something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
Binds a person or persons to a certain circumstance or line of behavior.
Capital Offense - Correct Answer - A crime, such as murder or betrayal of one's country,
that is treated so seriously that death may be considered an appropriate punishment.
Acquit - Correct Answer - To relieve from a charge of fault or a crime; declare not guilty.
Each professional bail agent licensed, under oath, shall provide to the Department?
When is it due? - Correct Answer - An annual financial statement, due by June 1, each
year.
What is original jurisdiction? - Correct Answer - the power to hear a case for the first
time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction.
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,What is personal jurisdiction? - Correct Answer - The power that a court has to make a
decision regarding the party in a case.
What is territorial jurisdiction? - Correct Answer - The jurisdiction over cases arising in or
involving persons residing within a defined territory.
Which court would have original jurisdiction over a misdemeanor case inside a
municipality? - Correct Answer - The Municipal Court.
Which court would have original jurisdiction over a misdemeanor that occurred in the
county? - Correct Answer - Justice Court.
For purpose of applicable examinations, a professional bail agent must have at least 1?
- Correct Answer - Office located in the state of Mississippi.
What database does an agent have to register every bond that the write? - Correct
Answer - Msbondsource.com
How long does an agent have to input their bonds into msbondsource? - Correct
Answer - All bonds must be put in the system by the 15th of the month following being
written.
On what grounds can the commissioner refuse to issue a soliciting or bail enforcement
agent license? - Correct Answer - Material misstatement, misrepresentation or fraud.
Willful failure to comply with or violation of any provision of Ms. Code 83-39 or any
court. Conviction of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude. Being elected as a law
enforcement or judicial official. Engaging in the practice of law. Giving legal advise or a
legal opinion in any form. Acting as or impersonating a bail agent without a license. Use
of any other trade names that what is submitted on a license application to the
department.
Defendant - Correct Answer - A person, company, etc., against whom a claim or charge
is bought in a court.
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, Habeas Corpus - Correct Answer - Latin "Have the body"
Suretyship - Correct Answer - The relationship between the surety, the principal debtor,
and the creditor.
Court - Correct Answer - A place where justice is administered. A judicial tribunal duly
constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
Agency - Correct Answer - An organization, company, or bureau that provides some
service for another. The relationship in which one person acts on behalf of another with
the authority of the later.
Who does the commissioner have to notify if he is going to refuse, suspend, or revoke a
license? - Correct Answer - The applicant or licensee, and the insurer or professional
bail agent.
In what length of time does the commissioner have to set a hearing for an applicant that
he intends to refuse a license? - Correct Answer - Not more than 20 days from the date
of mailing.
How long does an applicant have to appeal the decision of the commissioner to refuse a
license? - Correct Answer - 30 Days
What reasons can the commissioner file a petition with the court? - Correct Answer -
Misappropriation, conversion, fraudulent or dishonest practices in the conduct of the
bonding business.
To whom does the department notify if a license has been revoked by the
commissioner? - Correct Answer - The sheriff and municipal law enforcement, and the
courts of every county and municipality in the state.
AKA - Correct Answer - "Also Known As"
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