A bail bond agent hires a bail recovery agent for a case. When must the Department be told in writing?A.R.S. 13-3885(C)
A bail bond agent knowingly keeps collateral that should have gone back. What civil penalty does A.R.S. 20-295 allow for each intentional violation?A.R.S. 20-295(F)(2)
A bail bond agent moves the office across Phoenix. How many days does A.R.S. 20-286 give for written notice of the new address?A.R.S. 20-286(C)
A bail recovery agent makes an arrest without written authorization from an Arizona-licensed bail bond agent. What is the offense?A.R.S. 13-3885(F)
A bond was exonerated and the file closed today. Until when must the agent keep that file at the place of business for the director to inspect?A.R.S. 20-340.01(H)
A candidate has failed the Series 13-35 examination repeatedly this year. How many attempts in twelve months does A.R.S. 20-284 allow before a one-year wait?A.R.S. 20-284(H)
A person's license is revoked. How soon may the director issue that person another license under the insurance title?A.R.S. 20-296(A)
A.R.S. 20-340.03 bars a bail bond agent from soliciting business in or around two kinds of places. Which two?A.R.S. 20-340.03(A)(2)
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Insurance regulation, continued
A.R.S. 20-340.03(C) closes the bail bond business to certain officials and professionals. Which of these is on its list?A.R.S. 20-340.03(C)
An agent leaves for a week and wants someone to sign bonds on blank powers of attorney. Who is the only person A.R.S. 20-340.03 lets the agent authorize?A.R.S. 20-340.03(A)(7)
An applicant files an affidavit of residency with a bail bond agent application. What period must the affidavit attest to?A.R.S. 20-340.01(A)
The director finds that a bail bond agent converted premium money and chooses suspension over revocation. What is the longest suspension the statute allows?A.R.S. 20-295(A)
The rebating paragraph of rule R20-6-601 limits who may receive a commission on a bail transaction. Who may?A.A.C. R20-6-601(E)(6)
The surety on the $10,000 bond that an agent deposits through the director wants off the risk. How does it cancel?A.R.S. 20-340.02(B)
What bond must a bail bond agent file with the application and keep in force while licensed?A.R.S. 20-340.02(A)
When does a license that the director issues to an individual expire?A.R.S. 20-289(B)
When may a bail recovery agent enter an occupied residential structure?A.R.S. 13-3885(B)(1)
When may the director license a resident business entity as a bail bond agent?A.R.S. 20-340.01(C)
The legal framework 19
A defendant out on bond in a class 4 felony case deliberately skips the trial date. What crime does A.R.S. 13-2507 make of that?A.R.S. 13-2507
A felony complaint is filed in justice court, a bond is posted, and an indictment alleging the same charges follows. What happens to the bond?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.6(a)
A minor signs an undertaking to secure his own release on bail. Is the minor bound by it?A.R.S. 13-3966
A.R.S. 13-105 tells a felony from a lesser offense by the sentence the law authorizes. Which sentence marks a felony?A.R.S. 13-105(18)
A.R.S. 13-4121 says who may ask a court, by habeas corpus, to inquire into the cause of a restraint. Who?A.R.S. 13-4121
A.R.S. 20-340 opens the bail bond agents article with three definitions. What does it call a "bail bond"?A.R.S. 20-340(1)
An indemnitor promises to answer for another person's debt or default. What does the statute of frauds require before an action may be brought on that promise?A.R.S. 44-101(2)
Another state demands the return of a fugitive who is hiding in Tucson. Which official does A.R.S. 13-3842 charge with having the fugitive arrested and handed over?A.R.S. 13-3842
The Arizona Constitution places criminal cases amounting to felony in the original jurisdiction of one court. Which court?Ariz. Const. art. 6, sec. 14
Article 2, section 15 of the state constitution limits bail in one short clause. What does the clause say?Ariz. Const. art. 2, sec. 15
By what instrument does an insurer appoint a bail bond agent to execute or countersign bail bonds?A.R.S. 20-340(2)
In the chapter on escape and related offenses, what does "custody" mean?A.R.S. 13-2501(3)
What does "own recognizance" mean in the Rules of Criminal Procedure?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.1(a)
What does Arizona law presume about every contract in writing?A.R.S. 44-121
What is a misdemeanor in the Arizona criminal code?A.R.S. 13-105(25)
What is a petty offense?A.R.S. 13-105(31)
What jurisdiction does a justice court have over a felony?A.R.S. 22-301(A)(2)
Which appeals from the superior court does the court of appeals NOT hear?A.R.S. 12-120.21(A)(1)
Which misdemeanors may a justice court try?A.R.S. 22-301(A)(1)
Bonds, premium and collateral 15
A $10,000 bond is forfeited while the agent holds a $15,000 certificate of deposit as security. Under rule R20-6-601, what becomes of the $5,000 difference?A.A.C. R20-6-601(E)(4)(d)
A bail bond agent surrenders an arrestee before any court date only because the premium is unpaid. What does the rule require?A.A.C. R20-6-601(E)(5)
A competitor undercuts the filed premium to win clients. What does rule R20-6-601 say about the rates at which a bond may be issued?A.A.C. R20-6-601(E)(1)(a)
An agent asks for a house deed to secure a $2,500 bond. What limit does A.R.S. 20-340.03 put on the collateral an agent demands?A.R.S. 20-340.03(A)(6)
An indemnitor hands an agent $4,000 in cash as security. Until a forfeiture, how must the agent keep it under rule R20-6-601?A.A.C. R20-6-601(E)(4)(a)
How often must a professional bondsman certify his qualifications in writing under oath, and to whom?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.1(h)
May a sheriff or jail keeper recommend a bail bond agent to a person in custody?A.R.S. 13-3969(B)
Rule 7.1 names several kinds of appearance bond. Which description fits the one it calls "secured"?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.1(e)
What is a "deposit bond" in the Rules of Criminal Procedure?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.1(d)
What is the daily bond register?A.R.S. 20-340.01(F)
What must a bail bond agent deliver to the arrestee at the time of release or immediately after?A.A.C. R20-6-601(E)(3)(a)
What must a bail bond agent give for each payment received on a bail bond undertaking?A.R.S. 20-340.01(G)
When must a county or city jail be open to accept secured appearance bonds?A.R.S. 13-3969(E)
Who is a "professional bondsman" under the Rules of Criminal Procedure?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.1(h)
Who may NOT make the cash deposit on a deposit bond?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.1(d)
Court procedures, surrender and forfeiture 15
A defendant is charged with an offense bailable as a matter of right. What is the starting point for release?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.2(a)(2)
A defendant is held in custody on bond for a misdemeanor. By when must the court decide whether to amend the conditions of release?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.4(f)
A defendant on an appearance bond misses court and a warrant issues. By when must the court notify the surety and the bail bond agent?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.6(c)(2)
A person is convicted of a felony and sentenced to imprisonment. When may he be admitted to bail?A.R.S. 13-3961.01
A surety is relieved of liability because the defendant was transferred to another government agency before release to the surety. What must the surety return?A.R.S. 13-3974(B)
A surety wants to be relieved of liability by surrendering the defendant. To whom, and by when?A.R.S. 13-3974(A)(1)
A surety will not make the arrest itself and sends a bail recovery agent. What paper empowers the recovery agent under A.R.S. 13-3885?A.R.S. 13-3885(A)
After a hearing, the court finds probable cause that a defendant charged with a felony committed a felony during release. What may it do?A.R.S. 13-3968(B)
After issuing the arrest warrant, by when must the court set the hearing on why the bond should not be forfeited?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.6(c)(3)
Before any violation, the court finds there is no further need for an appearance bond. What must it do?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.6(d)(1)
The court finds that a violation of an appearance bond is not excused. What may it order?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.6(c)(4)
How is notice of a failure to appear sent to a surety or bail bond agent that gave an email address at the undertaking of bail?A.R.S. 13-3973
May a court set a monetary condition of release from a schedule of charge-based bond amounts?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.3(d)(2)(A)
Rule 7.3 writes four conditions into every release order, whatever the charge. Which of these is one of them?Ariz. R. Crim. P. 7.3(a)
When does a transfer of the defendant to another government agency NOT relieve the surety?A.R.S. 13-3974(C)
How this list was compiled: Arizona Revised Statutes 20-284, 20-286, 20-289, 20-295, 20-296, 20-340 to 20-340.06, 13-105, 13-2501, 13-2507, 13-3842, 13-3885, 13-3961.01, 13-3966, 13-3968, 13-3969, 13-3973, 13-3974, 13-4121, 12-120.21, 22-301, 44-101 and 44-121, and Arizona Constitution article 2, section 15 and article 6, section 14, read on October 15, 2026 on the Arizona Legislature's site (https://www.azleg.gov/arstitle/); Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules 7.1 to 7.6, read the same day on the official court rules site (https://govt.westlaw.com/azrules, current with amendments effective through October 1, 2026); and Arizona Administrative Code R20-6-601, Regulation Governing Bail Transactions, as amended effective April 18, 2026, read on October 16, 2026 in the Secretary of State's published chapter (https://apps.azsos.gov/public_services/Title_20/20-06.pdf, Supp. 26-1). The topics and their weights follow the Arizona Examination for Bail Bond Agent, Series 13-35 content outline (60 items, 1 hour; https://proctor2.psionline.com/media/programs/AZINS/bailx.pdf), linked from the Arizona insurance Candidate Information Bulletin revised June 11, 2026 (https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/12137). Each question names its section or rule and links to it. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the text of the law named under "source". Nothing comes from the state examination, its sample or practice questions, a testing vendor, a prelicensing course or a prep publisher.
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This unofficial study guide for Arizona bail bonds is 67 practice questions of our own, each linked to its law and sorted by the Series 13-35 outline. Not affiliated with the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions.
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What the exam covers
The outline splits the examination three ways: insurance regulation 25 percent, the legal framework 30 percent, bail bond principles and practices 45 percent. The questions here keep close to those shares.
Where the law is
Licensing and conduct are in A.R.S. 20-340 to 20-340.06 and the Department's rule R20-6-601. Arrest and surrender by a surety are in A.R.S. 13-3885 and 13-3974. Release, appearance bonds and forfeiture are in Rule 7 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Numbers to know
A $10,000 license bond. Notice of a recovery agent to the Department within 24 hours. Notice of a warrant to the surety within 10 days, and a forfeiture hearing within 120 days (A.R.S. 20-340.02, 13-3885; Rule 7.6).
Collateral is held as a fiduciary, apart from the agent's own funds, and must be reasonable for the size of the bond (R20-6-601; A.R.S. 20-340.03).
An early surrender means returning all premium unless a court acted, the arrestee misrepresented, or the hazard rose materially (R20-6-601).
A bail recovery agent needs the consent of the occupants present to enter an occupied home (A.R.S. 13-3885).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Arizona bail bond agent exam?
60 questions in one hour, and 70 percent correct passes, by the state's content outline and candidate bulletin for the Series 13-35 examination, revised June 11, 2026.
What should I study for the Arizona bail bond exam?
The candidate bulletin points to A.R.S. Title 20 and Title 20, Chapter 6 of the Administrative Code. The outline goes further: arrest by a surety, bond types, release and forfeiture come from the criminal code and the court's criminal rules.
Who can get a bail bond agent license in Arizona?
A person at least 18 who has lived in Arizona for the year before applying, passes the examination, submits fingerprints and keeps a $10,000 bond on deposit through the director (A.R.S. 20-285, 20-340.01, 20-340.02).
How many times can I take the Arizona bail bond exam?
Four times in a twelve-month period. After a fourth failure the candidate waits one year before testing again for that line of authority (A.R.S. 20-284).
Does an Arizona bail bond agent need continuing education?
No. The candidate bulletin says continuing education is not required to renew a bail bond agent license. The license itself expires quadrennially, at the end of the licensee's birth month (A.R.S. 20-289).