A bail bond producer was first licensed in March. On what cycle does R.S. 22:1547 make the producer apply to continue the license?La. R.S. 22:1547(C)(1)
A candidate sits the Series 108 bail bond examination. Under R.S. 22:1545, what result is a pass?La. R.S. 22:1545(A)
At least how many hours a week must a bail bond apprentice work under the supervising producer?La. R.S. 22:1574(B)
How long does the Bail Bond Apprentice Program last?La. R.S. 22:1574(B)
What continuing education must a bail bond producer complete to renew?La. R.S. 22:1573(F)
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The legal framework 13
A bail undertaking ceases once the defendant is "convicted". How does article 934 define that word?La. C.Cr.P. art. 934(3)
A principal causes a third person to believe that someone is his mandatary. What follows under the Civil Code?La. Civ. Code art. 3021
A producer checks whether an indemnitor can validly sign. Whom does article 1918 name as unable to contract?La. Civ. Code art. 1918
An indemnitor and a producer agree on an indemnity contract. Under article 1927, how is that contract formed?La. Civ. Code art. 1927
Article 933 sorts offenses for the whole Code of Criminal Procedure. Which offenses does it call felonies?La. C.Cr.P. art. 933(3)
Article 2989 of the Civil Code defines the contract that stands behind a power of attorney. What does it say a mandate is?La. Civ. Code art. 2989
At least how many grand jurors must concur in an indictment?La. C.Cr.P. art. 383
How must a mandatary be given authority to become a surety for the principal?La. Civ. Code art. 2997(3)
What does an arraignment consist of?La. C.Cr.P. art. 551(A)
What form must a contract of suretyship take?La. Civ. Code art. 3038
What makes a contract bilateral, or synallagmatic?La. Civ. Code art. 1908
Which magistrates have authority to fix bail in all cases?La. C.Cr.P. art. 314(A)
Which three things can vitiate consent to a contract?La. Civ. Code art. 1948
Bonds, premium and producer duties 18
A bail bond producer lets an unlicensed employee execute a power of attorney for a release. What may a first violation bring?La. R.S. 22:1556
A bail bond producer pays a jailer to send him clients. How does the Insurance Code class that act?La. R.S. 22:1584
Article 311 opens the bail title with definitions. What does it call "bail"?La. C.Cr.P. art. 311(1)
How long must a producer have held a Louisiana bail bond producer license before applying to a sheriff for electronic bond authority?La. C.Cr.P. art. 328(C)(1)
In what amount must bail be posted?La. C.Cr.P. art. 321(B)
Is a contract to indemnify a surety company against loss on a bail undertaking enforceable?La. C.Cr.P. art. 322
To whom may a bail bond producer not give a gift of any kind?La. R.S. 22:1556(B)
What does a secured personal surety do that an unsecured personal surety does not?La. C.Cr.P. art. 323(A)
What fee does a commercial surety pay the sheriff when it submits an appearance bond and its power of attorney?La. R.S. 22:822(A)
What may a personal surety charge for posting a bail undertaking?La. C.Cr.P. art. 311(6)
What must a producer obtain before engaging an attorney on behalf of a defendant?La. R.S. 22:1584(A)(2)
What premium rate does Louisiana law set for commercial sureties writing criminal bail bonds?La. R.S. 22:1443(A)
Which of these is a type of bail that article 321 lists?La. C.Cr.P. art. 321(A)
Which of these may a defendant deposit in place of a surety?La. C.Cr.P. art. 326(A)(1)
Who alone determines whether the security a surety company posts as an appearance bond is sufficient?La. C.Cr.P. art. 322
Who may not become a surety or provide money or property for bail?La. C.Cr.P. art. 327
Who sets and adjusts the premium rate for criminal bail bonds in Louisiana?La. R.S. 22:1443(A)
With whom may a producer conduct bail bond business on the grounds of a courthouse or jail to execute a bond?La. R.S. 22:1584(A)(4)
Court procedures and conditions of bail 12
A defendant is arrested for a crime of violence. Which release does article 321 bar?La. C.Cr.P. art. 321(C)
A person is charged with an offense for which bail is fixed by a schedule. What may that person do?La. C.Cr.P. art. 315(C)
A person is held without bail or cannot post it and claims the trial court wrongly refused bail. Where may he turn?La. C.Cr.P. art. 312(I)
After conviction and before sentence, when must bail be allowed?La. C.Cr.P. art. 312(E)
The court increases the amount of bail after a bond has been posted. What happens to the first undertaking?La. C.Cr.P. art. 319(A)
For which offense is bail never allowed after conviction?La. C.Cr.P. art. 312(H)
How far ahead must a mailed notice of an appearance date be sent?La. C.Cr.P. art. 330(D)
The required notice of an appearance date is never given. What is the effect on the surety?La. C.Cr.P. art. 330(E)
What must an order fixing bail set for each charge?La. C.Cr.P. art. 314(B)
Which fact lets a court order the arrest of a defendant who is at large on bail?La. C.Cr.P. art. 332
Which is a condition of every bail undertaking in district, parish and city courts?La. C.Cr.P. art. 320(B)
Which of these does article 316 tell the court to weigh in fixing the amount of bail?La. C.Cr.P. art. 316(4)
Surrender, release of surety and forfeiture 16
A defendant who missed court later appears. What is the effect?La. C.Cr.P. art. 337
A properly noticed defendant misses court. How soon must notice of the arrest warrant reach the bail agent and the commercial surety?La. C.Cr.P. art. 333(A)
After a failure to appear, the surety surrenders the defendant. By when must that happen for the surety to be fully discharged by operation of law?La. C.Cr.P. art. 331(C)(2)
Against whom is a judgment of bond forfeiture issued, and for how much?La. C.Cr.P. art. 336(B)
The clerk never sends the commercial surety and the bail agent notice of the bench warrant in time. What is the result?La. C.Cr.P. art. 333(C)
How long does the state have to file a rule to show cause for a bond forfeiture judgment?La. C.Cr.P. art. 335(C)
How soon may a bail bond producer surrender a client for nonpayment of the premium?La. R.S. 22:1585(A)
What fee does the surety pay the officer who accepts a surrender?La. C.Cr.P. art. 331(C)(1)
What happens to the bail undertaking when the defendant is convicted?La. C.Cr.P. art. 331(A)(1)
What is a "surrender" in the bail articles?La. C.Cr.P. art. 311(3)
What must a producer or surety file when it surrenders a defendant?La. R.S. 22:1585(B)
What must a surety agree to in a constructive surrender?La. C.Cr.P. art. 311(4)
When may a surety surrender the defendant, and may the surety arrest him to do it?La. C.Cr.P. art. 331(C)(1)
When may the prosecuting attorney file a rule to show cause for a bond forfeiture judgment?La. C.Cr.P. art. 335(A)
Which reason for missing court bars a judgment of bond forfeiture?La. C.Cr.P. art. 338(A)
Which rules govern an appeal from a judgment forfeiting a bail undertaking?La. C.Cr.P. art. 341
How this list was compiled: Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure articles 311 to 342 (Title VIII, Bail) and articles 383, 551, 933 and 934; Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:822, 22:1443, 22:1545, 22:1547, 22:1556, 22:1573, 22:1574, 22:1584 and 22:1585; and Louisiana Civil Code articles 1908, 1918, 1927, 1948, 2989, 2997, 3021 and 3038, each read on October 15, 2026 on the Louisiana State Legislature's site (https://legis.la.gov/Legis/LawSearch.aspx), one article or section to a page. The topics and their weights follow the Examination Content Outline for the Louisiana Examination for Bail Bond Insurance, Series 108 (50 questions, 60 minutes, 70 percent correct; https://proctor2.psionline.com/programs/lains/Bail%20108.pdf), linked from the Louisiana Department of Insurance Licensing Examinations Candidate Information Bulletin (updated January 1, 2025; https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/4088). Each question names its article or section 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.
How it works
This unofficial Louisiana bail bonds practice test follows the state's Series 108 outline: 64 questions of our own from the Code of Criminal Procedure, Title 22 and the Civil Code. Not affiliated with the Louisiana Department of Insurance.
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The three parts of the outline
Insurance regulation is 7 percent of the examination, the legal framework 21 percent, and bail bond principles and practices 72 percent. The questions here keep close to those shares.
Three time limits
Notice of an arrest warrant must go to the bail agent and the surety within 60 days of a missed appearance. A surrender within 180 days of that notice discharges the surety. The state has five years to ask for a forfeiture judgment (C.Cr.P. arts. 333, 331, 335).
Newer than the outline
The outline is dated March 2015 and cites R.S. 15:85 for failure to appear. Today that subject sits in Code of Criminal Procedure article 333, and the questions follow the articles as they read now.
No surrender for an unpaid premium until 30 days after the bond is posted (R.S. 22:1585).
On courthouse or jail grounds, deal only with the defendant, the indemnitor, an attorney, or a minor's parent or guardian (R.S. 22:1584).
The surety pays the officer $25 for accepting a surrender and receives a certificate of surrender (C.Cr.P. art. 331).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Louisiana bail bond exam?
50 scored questions in 60 minutes, with 70 percent correct to pass, by the content outline for the Series 108 examination. The candidate bulletin says 5 to 10 unscored experimental questions may be added and count against the time.
What do I need before I take the Louisiana bail bond exam?
A completed Bail Bond Apprentice Program: three consecutive months working at least 24 hours a week under a licensed bail bond producer, eight hours of instruction, and a notarized affidavit filed with the Department of Insurance (R.S. 22:1574).
Is there a study guide for Louisiana bail bonds?
The Department of Insurance's candidate bulletin links a content outline for the bail bond examination that lists each topic with its code section. This page follows that outline, and every answer links to the article or section it was written from.
How much does a bail bondsman charge in Louisiana?
Twelve percent of the face amount of the bond or $120, whichever is greater. The legislature sets that rate, not the commissioner of insurance (R.S. 22:1443).
How long is a Louisiana bail bond license good for?
A producer files for renewal every two years. A bail bond producer needs 12 hours of approved bail underwriting instruction for each renewal, at least six of them on bail enforcement (R.S. 22:1547, 22:1573).