A bail agent agrees with a club owner to furnish bail, on a continuing basis, for any of the owner's staff who may be arrested. How does Regulation 42 treat the agreement?11 NYCRR 28.2(a)
A person solicits bail bonds for an insurer in New York without a license from the superintendent. What offense is this?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6802(a)
A person who gives bail for another is deemed to be doing a bail business if, in the month before, the person did so in more than how many cases not arising out of the same transaction?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6801(a)(1)
An agent will write a bond only if the defendant hires a lawyer the agent names. How does section 6802 treat that condition?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6802(k)(5)
Besides each agent's license, what must be prominently displayed at a bail agent's headquarters and every satellite office?11 NYCRR 28.6(c)
For an office in a city of more than how many people may the written examination also cover local court and district attorney practices?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6802(h)
How large is the qualifying bond that every applicant files with the superintendent?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6802(j)
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Insurance regulation, continued
In place of revoking or suspending a license, the superintendent may order a penalty of up to how much for each offense?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6802(l)
Of what must every applicant satisfy the superintendent before a bail agent license is issued?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6802(e)
On what date does the term of a New York bail agent license end?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6802(m)
To which agency are an applicant's fingerprints submitted for a state criminal history record check?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6802(g)
What fee is paid with a bail agent license application for each year or fraction of a year the license will be valid?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6802(f)
Which of these may a surety bond business not use as its sole reason to refuse a bond?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 2609
Whom may the superintendent authorize to do a bail business as the surety on bail bonds?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6801(b)(2)
Within how many days must a bail agent notify the superintendent of a change of business address?11 NYCRR 28.5(a)(2)
Written notice must be given how long before a qualifying bond may be terminated or cancelled by either party?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6802(j)
The legal framework 25
A court in which a criminal action for an offense may be commenced, whether or not it can try the offense, has what?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(25)
A court lets a principal be at liberty on the sole condition that the principal appear when required and stay amenable to its orders. What is this called?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 500.10(2)
A felony complaint commences a criminal action. What can it not serve as?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(8)
A misdemeanor may be punished by imprisonment of no more than how long?N.Y. Penal Law Sec. 10.00(4)
A warrant of arrest directs a police officer to bring the defendant before a local criminal court for what purpose?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(28)
An "information" is filed with a local criminal court. What may the offenses it charges not include?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(4)
For a "violation", a sentence of imprisonment may not exceed how long?N.Y. Penal Law Sec. 10.00(3)
In the Criminal Procedure Law, what is a "petty offense"?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(39)
In what form must another state's demand for extradition be for the governor to recognize it?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 570.08
Of what is a judgment comprised?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(15)
Of which offenses do local criminal courts have trial jurisdiction?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 10.30(1)
Under the Penal Law, what makes an offense a felony?N.Y. Penal Law Sec. 10.00(5)
What commences a criminal action?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(17)
What is a verdict?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(12)
What is an "intermediate appellate court"?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(22)
What is an arraignment?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(9)
What is the function of a bench warrant?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(30)
When does a jury trial commence?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(11)
Which courts are "superior courts" in the Criminal Procedure Law?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 10.10(2)
Which courts have exclusive trial jurisdiction of felonies?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 10.20(1)
Which of these is a "conviction" in the Criminal Procedure Law?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(13)
Which of these is a local criminal court?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 10.10(3)
Which offenses does the Penal Law call a "crime"?N.Y. Penal Law Sec. 10.00(6)
Who makes the written accusation called an indictment?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 1.20(3)
Whose duty is it to have a person who fled from justice in another state arrested and delivered up to that state?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 570.06
Bail bond principles and practices 66
A bail agent surrenders a principal at the agent's own discretion. What must the agent give the court at that time?11 NYCRR 28.20
A bail bond forfeiture is not discharged. Within how many days after the adjournment of the court must the district attorney proceed against the obligors?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 540.10(2)
A bail bond is for less than $200. What minimum premium may be charged?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6804(a)
A bond's effectiveness may be limited to a shorter period only if the obligors give notice to the court and district attorney how long before it ends?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 520.20(3)
A court fixed bail in forms that do not include cash, and the principal is in the sheriff's custody pending posting. May cash bail in the designated amount be posted?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 520.15(1)
A court is satisfied that part of the security behind a bail bond was feloniously obtained by the defendant. What may it do?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6803(b)
A forfeiture is not discharged. How much written notice of intent must the indemnitor and principal get before non-cash collateral is converted into cash?11 NYCRR 28.11(e)(1)
A local criminal court has fixed bail that is excessive. Who may vacate the order and fix bail in a lesser amount?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 530.30(1)
A local criminal court that is not a district court ordered a forfeiture. To which court is the application for remission made?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 540.30(1)
A member of the bar has a financial interest by which he is to profit from the giving of bail. What does section 6804 make this?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6804(c)
A partially secured bail bond is secured only by a deposit of money of no more than what share of the undertaking?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 500.10(18)
A person released on bail on a class D felony charge does not appear on the required date or voluntarily within 30 days after it. Which offense is this?N.Y. Penal Law Sec. 215.56
A principal, without sufficient excuse, does not appear when required. What does the court do, whereupon the bail is forfeited?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 540.10(1)
A surety took security from an indemnitor that the justifying affidavit does not list. What follows under section 520.20?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 520.20(4)(a)
Absent evidence that a failure to appear was willful, and no new crime is charged, how much notice must the court give before issuing a bench warrant?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 510.50(2)
After a surrender, upon how many days' notice to the district attorney must the court order that the bail be exonerated?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 530.80(1)(b)
After an exoneration, within how many days of receiving notice of it must a bail agent return the collateral to the indemnitor?11 NYCRR 28.11(d)(1)
An application for remission of a forfeiture may be granted only upon payment of what?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 540.30(2)
Before any forfeiture, money posted as cash bail remains the property of whom?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 520.15(3)
Besides the security and promises of indemnity received, what must the affidavit justifying an insurance company bail bond state?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 520.20(4)(a)
By written authority indorsed on a certified copy of the bail bond, whom may an obligor empower to take the defendant into custody?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 530.80(2)
The charge is not a qualifying offense, and the court finds that release on recognizance will not reasonably assure the principal's return. What must it order?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 510.10(3)
Collateral up to what share of the bail amount is presumed to be reasonable?11 NYCRR 28.11(b)
The county clerk enters judgment on a forfeited bail bond. On what is the judgment a lien from the time of entry?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 540.10(3)
For how long after exoneration or a final order of forfeiture must a bail register be kept on file?11 NYCRR 28.16
How must a bail agent hold the premium and cash collateral collected?11 NYCRR 28.12
How must the court conclude an inquiry into the sufficiency of bail?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 520.30(3)
In an action to recover an overcharge of premium, for what is the person who overcharged liable?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6804(b)
In Regulation 42, who is an "indemnitor"?11 NYCRR 28.1(m)
In whose name must a bail agent receive and hold non-cash collateral?11 NYCRR 28.11(c)(3)
May the principal be an obligor on the principal's own bail bond?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 500.10(11)
On a bail bond, to whom do the obligors undertake to pay the stated sum if the principal fails to appear?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 500.10(13)
One of the forms of bail the court designates must be which of these?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 520.10(2)(b)
The principal appears before the final adjournment of the court and satisfactorily excuses his neglect. What may the court do?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 540.10(2)
The principal is not released from custody. Within how many days of receiving notice of that must the full premium be refunded?11 NYCRR 28.9
Real property that secures a bail bond must have a value of at least how much?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 500.10(17)(b)
Section 510.10(4) lets a court fix bail pending trial where the principal stands charged with what?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 510.10(4)
Twelve months on, the criminal case is still open. Is a renewal premium due on the bond?11 NYCRR 28.8(b)
Under section 530.60(1), on what showing may a court that has required the defendant to appear revoke an order of bail?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 530.60(1)
Unless its terms limit it, until when does a bail bond posted in a criminal action bind the obligors?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 520.20(3)
Until when may an obligor surrender the defendant in exoneration of a bail bond?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 530.80(1)
What does "bail" mean in the Criminal Procedure Law?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 500.10(9)
What does "prompt release" of a principal include under Regulation 42?11 NYCRR 28.10
What is "exoneration" in Regulation 42?11 NYCRR 28.1(j)
What is a "surety" in the Criminal Procedure Law?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 500.10(12)
What is an appearance bond?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 500.10(14)
What is the highest premium the statute allows on a $10,000 bail bond?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6804(a)
What is the most that may be charged as premium on a $2,000 bail bond?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6804(a)
What must a bail agent issue to each indemnitor on collecting premium or collateral?11 NYCRR 28.17(a)
What must accompany a bail bond when the obligors submit it to the court?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 520.20(1)(a)
What must be delivered to the sheriff when a defendant is surrendered?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 530.80(1)(a)
What rate caps the premium on the part of a bail bond above $10,000?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6804(a)
When a court directs the forms in which bail may be posted, how many forms must it designate in the alternative at the least?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 520.10(2)(b)
When must a bail agent give each potential indemnitor the written statement of rights?11 NYCRR 28.18(a)
When posted bail complies with the order and is approved, what does the court issue to authorize the principal to be at liberty?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 510.40(2)
When the court inquires into the sufficiency of posted bail, who has a right to attend, call witnesses and examine any witness?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 520.30(2)
Where does the district attorney file a forfeited bail bond with the certified copy of the order forfeiting it?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 540.10(3)
Where may a bench warrant issued by a superior court be executed?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 530.70(1)
Where may an obligor take the defendant into custody for the purpose of surrender?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 530.80(2)
Which of these is not among the authorized forms of bail in section 520.10?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 520.10(1)
Which of these may a charitable bail organization do?N.Y. Insurance Law Sec. 6805(b)
Which out-of-pocket cost is not counted as premium under Regulation 42?11 NYCRR 28.8(a)(2)
Which term covers an order committing a principal to the sheriff, fixing bail, or releasing the principal?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 500.10(5)
Who is the "principal" in the Criminal Procedure Law's bail provisions?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 500.10(1)
Who prescribes the form of an insurance company bail bond?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 500.10(16)
Within what time after a forfeiture of bail is declared must an application for remission be made?N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law Sec. 540.30(2)
How this list was compiled: New York Insurance Law sections 6801 to 6805 and 2609, Criminal Procedure Law sections 1.20, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 500.10, 510.10, 510.40, 510.50, 520.10, 520.15, 520.20, 520.30, 530.30, 530.60, 530.70, 530.80, 540.10, 540.30, 570.06 and 570.08 and Penal Law sections 10.00 and 215.56, read on October 12, 2026 on the New York State Senate's site (https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws), and Insurance Regulation 42, 11 NYCRR Part 28, read that day in the free online edition of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (https://govt.westlaw.com/nycrr), which is unofficial and gives the text as current through September 30, 2021. The three topics and their weights follow the New York Bail Bond Agent outline, Series 17-59 (60 questions, 1 hour), in the Department of Financial Services Insurance Candidate Information Bulletin updated April 28, 2023 (https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/7206). 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 New York statutes and Regulation 42. Nothing comes from the state examination, a testing vendor, a prelicensing course or a prep publisher.
How it works
This unofficial NY bail bonds practice test follows the Bail Bond Agent outline, Series 17-59: 107 questions of our own from Insurance Law, Criminal Procedure Law and Regulation 42. Not affiliated with the New York State Department of Financial Services.
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The three parts of the outline
Insurance regulation is 15 percent of the exam, the legal framework 24 percent, bail bond principles and practices 61 percent.
What is left out
Statutes and Regulation 42 only. Outline items no New York law states, such as the kinds of authority and the elements of a contract, are not asked. The regulation was read as compiled through September 30, 2021.
Surrender is open only before forfeiture, and a certified copy of the bond goes to the sheriff (CPL 530.80).
Remission of a forfeiture is sought within one year, on five days' notice to the district attorney (CPL 540.30).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the NY bail bond agent exam?
60, with a one-hour time limit, and 70 percent correct passes, by the Department of Financial Services insurance candidate information bulletin. It adds that 5 to 10 unscored experimental questions may be given.
Is this an NY bail bond agent exam Series 17-59 practice test?
It is practice for that exam, not a copy of it. The questions were written for this page from New York law, follow the Series 17-59 outline and link to their sections; none comes from the state examination. Nothing here is legal advice.
Is there a prelicensing course for the New York bail bond agent license?
No hours are required: the candidate bulletin's chart of statutory course hours lists none for the bail bond agent license. A candidate passes exam 17-59 and applies to the Department within two years of passing.
How much can a bail bondsman charge in New York?
At most 10 percent of the first $3,000 of the bond, 8 percent of the next $7,000 and 6 percent above $10,000: $860 on a $10,000 bond. No renewal premium is allowed, and charging more is a misdemeanor (Ins. Law 6804, 11 NYCRR 28.8).
When does a New York bail bond license expire?
On December 31 of even-numbered years, and it may be renewed for the next two calendar years (Ins. Law 6802(m)). The fee is $25 for each year or fraction of a year (Ins. Law 6802(f)).