A principal asks which lawyer to hire. What may the agent do?R.C. 3905.932(A)
A third offense of acting as a surety bail bond agent without being qualified, licensed and appointed is what?R.C. 3905.99(E)
An agent is prosecuted for a crime other than a misdemeanor traffic offense. Within how many days of the first appearance before a judge must the superintendent be notified?R.C. 3905.22(B)
Before acting as a surety bail bond agent, a person must be qualified, licensed and what else?R.C. 3905.84
Before revoking a license, what must the superintendent provide?R.C. 3905.14(D)(1)
By statute, a licensed surety bail bond agent is an officer of what?R.C. 3905.85(I)
By what date each year must a surety bail bond agent apply to renew the license?R.C. 3905.85(F)(1)
For a surety bail bond agent license, which act is a ground for discipline?R.C. 3905.14(B)(33)
For how long after the license is first issued may a new agent not execute or deliver a bond?R.C. 3905.85(C)
How does an insurer appoint a surety bail bond agent?R.C. 3905.86(B)
How long must an agent keep records of the surety bonds the agent executed?R.C. 3905.90
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Insurance regulation, continued
How many hours of approved study does the prelicensing program for the surety bail bond line take?R.C. 3905.04(C)(1)(c)
How many hours of continuing education must a resident surety bail bond agent complete in each renewal period?R.C. 3905.88(A)
May an agent sign bonds in blank for the office to fill in later?R.C. 3905.933(A)
What happens to a license that is not renewed by its late renewal date?R.C. 3905.85(F)(5)
What is the largest civil penalty the superintendent may assess for each violation?R.C. 3905.14(E)(1)
What is the least age for an individual resident surety bail bond agent license?R.C. 3905.85(B)(1)(a)
What must a licensee keep on the person while engaging in the bail bond business?R.C. 3905.85(G)
What must all advertising by a surety bail bond agent include?R.C. 3905.934(B)
What premium rate must an agent charge on a bail bond?R.C. 3905.93
What print advertising may an agent have inside a detention facility?R.C. 3905.932(B)
Which act on the grounds of a courthouse is prohibited solicitation under the conduct rule?Ohio Adm.Code 3901-1-66(I)(1)(a)
Which person may not act as a surety bail bond agent or work for one?R.C. 3905.841(D)
While a license is suspended, may the person work for another surety bail bond agent?R.C. 3905.94
With whom may an agent share a commission on a bail bond?R.C. 3905.933(B)
Within how many calendar days must an agent give a written response to a written inquiry from the department?R.C. 3905.14(B)(21)
Within how many days of a change of principal business address must a licensee notify the insurer or managing general agent and the clerk of the court of common pleas?R.C. 3905.89
Within what period may a license suspended for nonrenewal be reinstated?R.C. 3905.85(F)(6)
The legal framework 35
A collateral agreement has the depositor waive the protections of the collateral statute. Is the waiver allowed?R.C. 3905.92(E)
A minor is admitted to bail under Chapter 2937 and the bail is forfeited. Is the accused's minority a defense to judgment against the surety?R.C. 2937.38
A municipal court hears misdemeanor cases committed where?R.C. 1901.20(A)(1)
A person released on own recognizance in a felony case fails to appear. What is the offense?R.C. 2937.99(B)
An insurer gives bond forms to a person it never appointed and accepts bail bond business from that person. What is its position on those bonds?R.C. 3905.931(B)
An insurer is bound by its appointed agent's acts within what authority?R.C. 3905.86(C)(2)
An offense not specifically classified is a felony if what penalty may be imposed?R.C. 2901.02(E)
An unclassified offense committed today is a minor misdemeanor when the only fine that may be imposed does not exceed how much?R.C. 2901.02(G)(2)
At a hearing on whether to deny bail, a continuance on the motion of the state may not, except for good cause, exceed how long?R.C. 2937.222(A)
By applying for a surety bail bond agent license, to what does an applicant consent?R.C. 3905.85(H)(3)
By what standard must a judge find the grounds before denying bail under section 2937.222?R.C. 2937.222(B)
For a capital or otherwise infamous crime, on what alone is a person held to answer?Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 10
How does the Revised Code define bail?R.C. 2937.22(A)
How many judges take part in hearing each case in a court of appeals?Ohio Constitution, Article IV, Section 3(A)
If the charge is a felony, of what right must the court inform the accused at the first appearance?R.C. 2937.02(A)(4)
In a felony case, who fixes the amount of bail?R.C. 2937.23(A)(1)
In a forfeiture proceeding, when does jurisdiction over the person of the surety attach?R.C. 2937.37
In a misdemeanor case, who besides a judge or magistrate may fix bail under a schedule the judge has set?R.C. 2937.23(A)(2)
In the conduct rule, what is a "power of attorney"?Ohio Adm.Code 3901-1-66(C)(2)
In which courts does the Ohio Constitution vest the judicial power of the state?Ohio Constitution, Article IV, Section 1
May a municipal court enter judgment against a surety on a recognizance larger than the court's money limit in civil cases?R.C. 2937.37
Under the Ohio Constitution, which person is not bailable by sufficient sureties?Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 9
What does the Ohio Constitution say about the amount of bail?Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 9
What is a "capital offense" in the Revised Code?R.C. 2901.02(B)
What is a recognizance?R.C. 2937.22(A)(3)
What may a county court do in a felony case?R.C. 1907.02(A)(1)
When determining the amount of bail, what must the court consider under the Constitution?Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 9
When may an agent tell the public that the agent has authority to represent a particular insurer?R.C. 3905.86(D)
Which court has original jurisdiction of all crimes and offenses, except minor offenses given exclusively to lower courts?R.C. 2931.03
Which is within the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Ohio?Ohio Constitution, Article IV, Section 2(B)(1)
Which judgment may a court of appeals not review on direct appeal?Ohio Constitution, Article IV, Section 3(B)(2)
Which protection does Article I, Section 10 of the Ohio Constitution state?Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 10
Which writ inquires into the cause of a person's imprisonment or restraint?R.C. 2725.01
Who has a fugitive from another state arrested and delivered to that state's executive authority?R.C. 2963.02
Whom may an agent authorize to countersign the agent's name to a bond?R.C. 3905.933(A)
Bail bond principles and practices 43
A court gives no written discharge after the surety's written request. After how many days is the bond considered canceled by operation of law?R.C. 3905.921(A)
A defendant appears in response to a summons. Absent good cause, what is presumed?R.C. 2937.011(F)
A judgment on one of an agent's bonds stays unpaid after all appeals. After how many days may the agent no longer execute bonds unless the full amount is deposited with the clerk?R.C. 3905.932(K)
A person hands over collateral for a bond. What paper does the surety bail bond agent owe that person?R.C. 3905.92(A)(4)
A relative deposited cash bail and the accused is convicted. May the court apply the deposit to the fine?R.C. 2937.40(B)
A surety wants to surrender the accused before the appearance date. Which act discharges the surety?R.C. 2937.40(A)(1)
After a forfeiture, how many days' written notice must go out before the collateral deposit is converted into cash?R.C. 3905.92(D)
After an insurer cancels an appointment, what may it still authorize the agent to do?R.C. 3905.862
After judgment against the surety, the accused is re-arrested on the charge. What may the court do?R.C. 2937.39
After the court provides a written discharge of the bond, within how many days must collateral be returned?R.C. 3905.921(A)
The agent fails to return collateral after liability on the bond ends. Who must return it or pay for it?R.C. 3905.92(C)(1)
An agent registers with a court after the last day of April. How soon must the updated list reach the jail?R.C. 3905.87(C)
Before apprehending a principal on bond, with whom must the person have a written contract?R.C. 2927.27(A)(2)
Besides a law enforcement officer and a licensed surety bail bond agent, who may apprehend a principal on bond when the contract and notice rules are met?R.C. 2927.27(A)(1)(c)
Build-up funds may not exceed what share of the premium?R.C. 3905.91(B)
Cash collateral above what amount must be made payable to the surety by cashier's check, postal money order, certificate of deposit or wire transfer?R.C. 3905.92(A)(3)
The date to show cause why judgment should not be entered on a forfeited recognizance falls how long after the notice is mailed?R.C. 2937.36(C)
Failing to return collateral worth $10,000 or more is what offense?R.C. 3905.921(C)(2)(d)
How many powers of attorney may be submitted for a single bond?Ohio Adm.Code 3901-1-66(E)(2)
How may the bail empower another person to arrest the defendant for surrender?R.C. 2713.22
How must the face value of the power of attorney compare with the bond the court set?Ohio Adm.Code 3901-1-66(E)(2)
How often is an agent's registration with a court renewed?R.C. 3905.87(B)
In a felony case, residents who sign the recognizance must own real property worth how much over all encumbrances?R.C. 2937.281
In the conduct rule, what is a "cash bond"?Ohio Adm.Code 3901-1-66(C)(1)
In the surety bail bond sections, what is a "surety"?R.C. 3905.83(C)
In whose name is collateral received and held?R.C. 3905.92(A)(5)
May an agent execute a bond in Ohio on the agent's own behalf?R.C. 3905.932(J)
On a bail bond secured by a ten per cent cash deposit, how much of the deposit does the court return when every condition of the bond is met?R.C. 2937.011(C)(2)
On the accused's failure to appear, how may the bail be adjudged forfeit?R.C. 2937.35
Once build-up funds are due, how soon must the insurer or managing general agent pay them to the agent?R.C. 3905.91(C)
To register with a court, which document does an agent file with the clerk?R.C. 3905.87(B)
Under section 2713.21, what must be delivered to the sheriff with the defendant for the surrender to discharge the bail?R.C. 2713.21
When real property is offered as collateral, what may the agent not require?Ohio Adm.Code 3901-1-66(H)(1)
Where are an agent's build-up funds kept?R.C. 3905.91(A)
Which event exonerates the bail under section 2713.23?R.C. 2713.23
Which may an agent post without using a bail instrument that represents an insurer?R.C. 3905.932(G)
Which surety bail bond agent may write an immigration bond?Ohio Adm.Code 3901-1-66(F)(2)
Which title may no person claim in Ohio?R.C. 2927.27(B)
Who gets the interest earned on a build-up trust account?R.C. 3905.91(B)
Who is appointed or employed by an insurer to supervise the bail bond business its agents write in Ohio?R.C. 3905.83(B)
Whom must the person notify before apprehending a principal on bond?R.C. 2927.27(A)(3)
Within how many days after a forfeiture is declared must the accused and each surety on a recognizance be notified?R.C. 2937.36(C)
Without a court order, the expenses of converting collateral into cash may not exceed what share of the face value of the bond?R.C. 3905.92(D)
How this list was compiled: Ohio Revised Code sections 3905.83 to 3905.99, 3905.04, 3905.14, 3905.22, 2927.27, 2937.011 to 2937.40, 2937.99, 2713.21 to 2713.23, 2725.01, 2901.02, 2931.03, 2963.02, 1901.20 and 1907.02, Ohio Administrative Code rule 3901-1-66 and the Ohio Constitution, Article I, Sections 9 and 10 and Article IV, Sections 1 to 3, read on October 12, 2026 on the state's own site (https://codes.ohio.gov). The three topics and their weights follow the Ohio Surety Bail Bonds Agent outline, Series 11-42 (100 questions, 2 hours), in the Ohio insurance Candidate Information Bulletin updated March 24, 2026 (https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/5490). 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 Ohio Revised Code, the Ohio Administrative Code and the Ohio Constitution. Nothing comes from the state examination, a testing vendor, a prelicensing course or a prep publisher.
How it works
This unofficial Ohio bail bond state exam practice test follows the Surety Bail Bonds Agent outline, Series 11-42: 106 questions of our own from the Revised Code and rule 3901-1-66. Not affiliated with the Ohio Department of Insurance.
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The three parts of the outline
Insurance regulation is 25 percent of the exam, the legal framework 35 percent, bail bond principles and practices 40 percent.
Bail bonds practice test: Ohio numbers
Build-up funds stop at 40 percent of the premium. Collateral goes back within 21 days of the discharge. A forfeiture notice is mailed within 15 days and sets a show cause date 45 to 60 days out (R.C. 3905.91, 3905.921, 2937.36).
What is left out
Statutes, the conduct rule and the Constitution only. Outline items no Ohio law states, such as the elements of a contract and the federal credit reporting act, are not asked.
An agent is an officer of the court and carries the wallet identification card while working (R.C. 3905.85).
One power of attorney per bond, never altered, expired or used twice (Ohio Adm.Code 3901-1-66).
Before an apprehension: a written contract with the surety and notice to local law enforcement (R.C. 2927.27).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Ohio bail bond state exam?
100, in two hours, and the minimum passing score is 70 percent, by the candidate information bulletin for Ohio insurance examinations. The bulletin says a few unscored trial questions may be added and count against the time.
Is this bail bondsman practice test Ohio law only?
Yes. Every answer is a section of the Ohio Revised Code, the Administrative Code or the Ohio Constitution, and each question links to it. The questions were written for this page; none comes from the state examination. Nothing here is legal advice.
What do I need before the Ohio surety bail bond exam?
Twenty hours of approved prelicensing study for the surety bail bond line (R.C. 3905.04). The license itself asks for age 18, an Ohio home state, a criminal records check and a $150 application fee (R.C. 3905.85).
How long must a new Ohio bail bond agent wait to write bonds?
180 days. A licensee shall not execute or deliver a bond during the first 180 days after the license is first issued; renewals and business entity licenses are not held back (R.C. 3905.85(C)).
How often does an Ohio bail bond license renew?
Every year, on or before April 1, with a $150 fee and at least seven hours of continuing education, one of them ethics (R.C. 3905.85(F), 3905.88). Court registration renews by April 1 of each odd-numbered year (R.C. 3905.87).