A defendant fails to appear on a felony charge. By when must the court order a warrant for the arrest?NRS 178.508(1)(b)
A person arrested for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor may not be admitted to bail until the concentration of alcohol in the breath is below what level?NRS 178.484(5)
A prosecuting attorney asks the court to impose bail. What must the prosecutor prove, and by what standard?NRS 178.4851(2)
A surety wants the defendant arrested for surrender. Whom may it cause to make the arrest?NRS 178.526(1)
The court grants a motion to increase bail after the defendant has been released. What must the defendant do?NRS 178.499(2)
Half a year has passed since the order of forfeiture, and the surety has won no order setting it aside. What does NRS 178.514 direct next?NRS 178.514(2)
How may a surety be exonerated under NRS 178.522?NRS 178.522(2)
How soon after arrest may a person arrested for a battery that constitutes domestic violence be admitted to bail?NRS 178.484(7)
In what form must a motion be made when it is not made during a trial or hearing?NRS 178.552
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Bail in criminal procedure (NRS 178), continued
Money is collected on a forfeiture from a person who was charged with a felony. Where is it paid?NRS 178.518
NRS 178.484 says an arrested person must be admitted to bail, with listed exceptions. Which offense does its first subsection except?NRS 178.484(1)
NRS 178.502 dictates two terms that every bail bond must carry. One covers the courts it reaches; what does the other say about how long it lasts?NRS 178.502(2)
What standard governs the bail or conditions of release a Nevada court may impose?NRS 178.4851(1)
When is an undertaking forfeited after a failure to appear?NRS 178.508(2)
When may bail be refused pending appeal?NRS 178.488(1)
Which event requires the court to exonerate a bail bond, unless the parties agree otherwise or the court delays under subsection 5?NRS 178.502(4)
Which is a ground on which a surety may apply to be exonerated before the date of forfeiture?NRS 178.509(1)(b)
Within how many days after a failure to appear must each surety and its local agent be given notice of it?NRS 178.508(1)(c)
Licenses and qualifications (NRS 697) 17
A bail agent may be licensed at 18. How old must a person be before NRS 697.173 allows a bail enforcement agent license?NRS 697.173(1)(a)
A bail agent misses the renewal date by two weeks. What does a late request cost under NRS 697.230?NRS 697.230(2)
A bail agent's license lapses. Within what time can the agent be relicensed without retaking the examination?NRS 697.205
A newcomer from Utah wants a resident bail agent license. What residency does NRS 697.150 demand before the application?NRS 697.150(1)(a)
A person wants to solicit bail transactions without becoming an agent. What working relationship does NRS 697.170 require for the solicitor license?NRS 697.170(1)(c)
All of a bail agent's appointments are terminated. How long does the agent have to replace an appointment before the license expires?NRS 697.230(3)
An insurer wants to appoint a bail agent whose contingent liability is more than 10 times the agent's reserve account. What does the law require?NRS 697.240(3)
Before acting as attorney-in-fact for an insurer on an undertaking, where must a resident bail agent register?NRS 697.270
For how long does a license issued under NRS chapter 697 continue in force?NRS 697.230(1)
How broad must the scope of the licensing examination be?NRS 697.200(2)
NRS 697.177 lets an applicant finish the bail enforcement basic course at 16 hours a weekend for 5 weeks. How long is the course in all?NRS 697.177(2)
On what date each year does a bail agent register again and file a certified copy of the renewed power of attorney?NRS 697.270
Two agencies each offer a licensed bail solicitor part-time work. What does NRS 697.260 say about holding both jobs?NRS 697.260(1)
What administrative fine may the Commissioner impose for each act of acting as a bail agent without a license?NRS 697.090(1)
What continuing education must accompany a renewal under NRS 697.230?NRS 697.230(1)(a)
What course of instruction must an applicant for a bail agent license complete?NRS 697.150(1)(g)
When may a corporation be licensed as a bail agent?NRS 697.100(2)
Charges, collateral and prohibited acts (NRS 697) 17
A $5,000 undertaking is forfeited while the agent holds jewelry appraised at $8,000. What does NRS 697.320 require as to the surplus?NRS 697.320(4)
A bail agent, without good cause, surrenders a defendant before the time specified in the bond. What follows?NRS 697.330
A bail enforcement agent takes a fugitive into custody at a Las Vegas motel. What notice must follow at once under NRS 697.325?NRS 697.325(1)
A bond is exonerated and the surety's liability ends today. Until when must the office keep its records of that bond under NRS 697.290?NRS 697.290
A client walks into a bail office in Reno. Which items must NRS 697.280 put in plain view in the area open to the public?NRS 697.280(2)
A court clerk asks what shows that an agent may bind the surety insurer. What must be attached to every bond under NRS 697.350?NRS 697.350
A licensed bail solicitor waits in a jail lobby and offers cards to visitors. Is that allowed under NRS 697.340?NRS 697.340(1)(b)
A mother pledges her car title for her son's bond. Before any forfeiture, how does NRS 697.320 require the agent to hold that security?NRS 697.320(2)
A resident bail agent countersigns an undertaking for a nonresident agent of the surety. What countersignature fee is the agent entitled to?NRS 697.300(2)
An agent wants bonds written during a vacation and plans to leave signed powers behind. Who alone may be authorized under NRS 697.340?NRS 697.340(3)
An indemnitor signs over a deed to secure a bond. What must the face of the deed indicate before NRS 697.320 lets the agent accept it?NRS 697.320(3)
NRS 697.340 keeps bail agents from acting as attorneys at hearings, with a short list of exceptions. Which of these is on the list?NRS 697.340(1)(f)
NRS 697.340 shuts certain public officers out of the bail business altogether. Which of these officers is named?NRS 697.340(2)
What premium rate does NRS 697.300 set for a bail bond?NRS 697.300(1)(a)
When may a bail agent charge travel expenses in a bail transaction?NRS 697.300(1)(c)(3)
When may a bail enforcement agent use physical force?NRS 697.325(4)
Where may collateral taken in a bail transaction NOT go?NRS 697.320(1)
Other Insurance Code provisions 6
A bail agent diverts fiduciary money to his or her own use. What offense does NRS 683A.400 name?NRS 683A.400(1)
A bail agent switches email providers and moves house in the same month. What deadline does NRS 683A.261 set for telling the Commissioner?NRS 683A.261(9)
Another state's insurance regulator disciplines a Nevada bail agent. How soon after the final disposition must the agent report it to the Commissioner?NRS 683A.341(1)
The Commissioner schedules a hearing on a bail agent, and no statute sets a special notice period. How early must written notice go out under NRS 679B.320?NRS 679B.320(1)
For how long at most may the Commissioner suspend a licensee under NRS 683A.451?NRS 683A.451
In what capacity does a bail agent hold money of others received under an undertaking of bail?NRS 683A.400(1)
Division regulations (NAC 697) 11
A bail bond agent surrenders a defendant before the time specified in the bond. What must the agent send the Commissioner, and when?NAC 697.550(3)
A bond is forfeited and the licensee keeps or disposes of the collateral. How soon must the surety company be told the terms?NAC 697.520(2)
A licensee is about to sue a co-signer on a guaranty. What must NAC 697.470 have the licensee reveal first?NAC 697.470
A person asks a bail licensee to guarantee, before any offense is committed, that bail will be furnished if the person is arrested. May the licensee agree?NAC 697.480
How must receipts for collateral be issued and kept?NAC 697.460(1)
Licensees want to do business as a partnership. When must their written statement be filed?NAC 697.210(2)
May a licensee collect or transmit money for an attorney's fees on behalf of a defendant?NAC 697.310(1)
NAC 697.250 lets a licensed solicitor do the work of a bail agent with one exception. What is the exception?NAC 697.250(2)
What score must an applicant achieve to pass the bail licensing examination?NAC 697.125
Where does NAC 697.355 bar advertising or soliciting a bail transaction?NAC 697.355(1)
Which of these does NAC 697.550 list as "good cause" for surrendering a defendant before the time specified in the bond?NAC 697.550(2)
How this list was compiled: Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 697 (Bail), NRS 178.484 to 178.552 (bail and motions in criminal procedure), NRS 683A.261, 683A.341, 683A.400 and 683A.451 and NRS 679B.320, and Nevada Administrative Code chapter 697, read on October 15, 2026 on the Nevada Legislature's site (https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-697.html, NRS-178.html, NRS-683A.html, NRS-679B.html and https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-697.html). The topics follow the Bail - Nevada Specific content outline (50 scoreable questions plus 5 pretest questions) in the Nevada Insurance Content Outlines (https://www.pearsonvue.com/content/dam/VUE/vue/en/documents/publications/122903.pdf), and the examination time and the 67 percent pass mark are in the Nevada Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (https://www.pearsonvue.com/content/dam/VUE/vue/en/documents/publications/122900.pdf), both linked from the Nevada Division of Insurance's examination vendor page. Each question names its 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 Nevada bail agent study guide is 69 questions of our own on the law the state's bail outline lists: NRS 697, the bail sections of NRS 178 and NAC 697. Not affiliated with the Nevada Division of Insurance.
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What the outline lists
The Bail - Nevada Specific outline names four sources: general knowledge, the bail and motion sections of NRS Title 14 (178.484 to 178.552), the Insurance Code with NRS chapter 697 at its center, and NAC chapter 697. It gives no weights.
Numbers to know
Premium is 15 percent of the bond or $50, whichever is greater. Notice of a missed appearance goes out within 20 days, and the bond is forfeited 180 days after that notice. Records stay 3 years after the surety's liability ends (NRS 697.300, 178.508, 697.290).
What is left out
Division bulletins, the federal Violent Crime Control Act and the unfair trade practice sections of NRS chapter 686A are on the outline and are not asked here.
Collateral may not leave Nevada and is held as a fiduciary, apart from the agent's own funds (NRS 697.320).
An early surrender without good cause means the premium goes back in full; NAC 697.550 lists good cause (NRS 697.330).
Register again with the sheriff and the district court clerk every July 1 (NRS 697.270).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Nevada bail agent exam?
50 scored questions plus 5 unscored pretest questions, in 1 hour 15 minutes, by the state's content outline and candidate handbook. One Bail examination serves bail agents, bail solicitors and bail enforcement agents.
What score passes the Nevada bail exam?
At least 67 percent of the questions answered correctly (NAC 697.125). The candidate handbook says bail score reports show a percent correct, unlike the scaled scores of Nevada's other insurance examinations.
How do I become a bail agent in Nevada?
Be 18 or older and a Nevada resident for a year, complete the 6-hour bail course, pass the examination, hold an appointment from a surety insurer and file the license bond (NRS 697.150, 697.190). The Division's page gives the bond as $25,000.
Is there an official NV bail agent study guide?
The official material is the state's content outline for the Bail examination, which lists the laws tested, and the candidate handbook for the Division of Insurance's examinations, which gives the rules of the test. The questions here are written from those laws.
How long is a Nevada bail agent license good for?
Three years. Renewal needs a 3-hour continuing education program approved by the Commissioner, and a late request within 30 days of expiration costs 150 percent of the fees (NRS 697.230).