After a third failure of the examination, how long is it before the applicant may be examined again?59 O.S. 1308(D)
After the Commissioner denies an application, how soon may a second application be considered?59 O.S. 1305(E)
Before applying for a professional bondsman license, how long must a person have been continually licensed as a surety, cash or property bondsman?59 O.S. 1306(A)(2)
For how long after it expires may a bail bondsman license be reinstated?59 O.S. 1309(D)
For how long is a bail bondsman license application valid after it is submitted?59 O.S. 1308(A)
How long must a surety bondsman applicant have been a bona fide resident of Oklahoma?59 O.S. 1305(A)(4)
How long must an applicant wait between attempts at the bail bondsman examination?59 O.S. 1308(D)
How many clock hours of education must a person complete to be eligible for the bail bondsman examination?59 O.S. 1308.1(A)
How old must an applicant for an Oklahoma bail bondsman license be?59 O.S. 1305(A)(1)
Under the Department's rule, how many credit hours of continuing education does a bondsman complete each year?OAC 365:25-5-3(b)
What is the renewal fee for a surety bondsman license?59 O.S. 1309(A)
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Licensing, continued
What license fee does an applicant send with a bail bondsman application?59 O.S. 1305(C)
What net worth must the audited financial statement show for a professional bondsman application made today?59 O.S. 1306(A)(2)
When does an Oklahoma bail bondsman license expire?59 O.S. 1304
Which applicant needs only six months of Oklahoma residence instead of one year?59 O.S. 1306(A)(1)
Which licensed bondsman is exempt from both the education and the continuing education requirements?59 O.S. 1308.1(A)
Which of these persons is barred from being a bail bondsman?59 O.S. 1315(A)(7)
State statutes, rules and regulations 65
A bondsman lets the license lapse. For how long does the Commissioner keep jurisdiction over violations committed while licensed?59 O.S. 1310(E)
A bondsman prepares the paperwork but the appearance bond is never filed with the court. From what date does the three-year record period run?59 O.S. 1314(C)
A court changes the terms of a previously set bond and the bondsman never signs the order. What is the effect?59 O.S. 1327(H)
A court convicts a bail bondsman of violating the bail bondsman act. What happens to the license?59 O.S. 1310(D)
A defendant appears as required, pleads guilty and is sentenced. What happens to the bond?59 O.S. 1327(D)(1)
A defendant gives a false physical address on the indemnification agreement. What is the offense?59 O.S. 1335.1
A defendant incurs a forfeiture of bail in district court and willfully fails to surrender. After how many days is that a felony?59 O.S. 1335
A multicounty agent bondsman may write bonds up to how many times the deposit?59 O.S. 1306.1(A)(3)
A person with no license performs the acts of a bail bondsman. What does section 1311.3 make that?59 O.S. 1311.3(A)
A professional bondsman dies. For how long may the transferee of the license elect to act as a professional bondsman?59 O.S. 1306(D)
A professional bondsman is notified that bonds written exceed the deposit limit. How long is there to reduce the excess or raise the deposit?59 O.S. 1306(A)(3)
A professional bondsman may write bonds up to how many times the deposit?59 O.S. 1306(A)(3)
A surety bondsman's forfeiture is not paid by the ninety-first day and the clerk notifies the Commissioner. What must the Commissioner do?59 O.S. 1332(D)(4)(a)
After a breach of the undertaking, how soon must the court issue an arrest warrant for the defendant?59 O.S. 1332(A)
After a breach of the undertaking, which of these may return the defendant to custody?59 O.S. 1332.1
After a forfeiture, the defendant is returned to custody in time. By when must the bondsman file notice of that with the court clerk?OAC 365:25-5-44
After a license is revoked, how long is it before the person has the right to apply for another license?59 O.S. 1311.2(A)
After a surrender before breach, what exonerates the bond?59 O.S. 1327(A)
After a surrender under section 1328, how much notice does the person making the surrender give the prosecuting officer before the court orders exoneration?59 O.S. 1328(A)
After receiving the order and judgment of forfeiture, how long does the bondsman have to return the defendant to custody?59 O.S. 1332(C)(1)
An undertaking names no day for the defendant to appear before a judge for a hearing. When is the defendant bound to appear?59 O.S. 1326(B)
An unpaid person may pledge property as security for bail without a license. How many such bonds may that person make in a year?59 O.S. 1303(A)(1)
The bail bondsman law applies only to bonds for crimes whose punishment may exceed what?59 O.S. 1301(A)
Before any breach, to whom does a bondsman surrender the defendant?59 O.S. 1327(A)
The bondsman asks the sheriff's department in writing to enter the defendant into NCIC records, and the request is not honored. After how long is the bond exonerated by operation of law?59 O.S. 1332(C)(5)(a)
By what date each year does a property bondsman send in the county assessor statement for each property used to post bonds?59 O.S. 1309(C)
By when must an arrested person have had the chance to telephone an attorney and a bondsman?59 O.S. 1338
Certified copies of the bonds are not reasonably available. How may the bondsman return the defendant to custody?59 O.S. 1328(A)
Cheating on the licensing examination is treated how?59 O.S. 1310(A)(15)
The Commissioner has to withdraw a professional bondsman's deposited money to pay past-due executions more than twice in twelve months. What follows?59 O.S. 1332(D)(5)
The court clerk does not mail the order and judgment of forfeiture within the time the law gives. What is the result?59 O.S. 1332(A)
The defendant is not returned and the forfeiture is not stayed. When must the face amount of the bond be deposited with the court clerk?59 O.S. 1332(D)(1)
The defendant missed court because the defendant had died. What does the forfeiture section provide?59 O.S. 1332(E)(1)
For a property bond, how is the market value of the property defined?59 O.S. 1324
For how long must a licensee keep the usual and customary records of a bond?59 O.S. 1314(C)
For the purpose of surrender, who may arrest the defendant before the undertaking is forfeited?59 O.S. 1329
The forfeiture section says the court "may, in its discretion," vacate a forfeiture where good cause is shown for failing to return the defendant within 90 days. What does that wording give the bondsman?59 O.S. 1332(C)(6)
How does the Commissioner give a bondsman notice of a violation found after investigation?59 O.S. 1311
How does the court clerk send the order and judgment of forfeiture to the bondsman, and by when?59 O.S. 1332(A)
How must Oklahoma courts treat a written copy of a finding of fact made by the Commissioner?59 O.S. 1302(B)
How soon after the date of forfeiture must the order and judgment of forfeiture be filed with the clerk of the trial court?59 O.S. 1332(A)
Under the Department's rule, what must be true of an applicant's business address and mailing address?OAC 365:25-5-31(b)
What civil penalty may be added for each occurrence of a violation of the bail bondsman law?59 O.S. 1310(B)
What document must a bondsman have in order to surrender a defendant under the standard procedure?59 O.S. 1328(A)
What does the licensing section say about a licensed attorney signing a bond as surety?59 O.S. 1303(B)
What fee does a bondsman pay the court clerk for each county in which the license is registered?59 O.S. 1320(C)
What is the smallest deposit a new professional bondsman may make with the Commissioner?59 O.S. 1306(A)(3)
What must a bondsman carry while apprehending or surrendering a defendant client?59 O.S. 1328(B)
When are fines and costs assessed by order of the Commissioner due, unless the order says otherwise?OAC 365:25-5-45
When are the Commissioner's investigative files open for review?59 O.S. 1302(C)
When is the premium for a bail bond considered earned, in the ordinary case?59 O.S. 1327(B)(2)
When may bail be substituted with another proper and sufficient bond of like value?59 O.S. 1325
When may the Commissioner suspend a license before the hearing is held?59 O.S. 1311
Where does a bondsman appeal a final order of the Commissioner that revokes the license?59 O.S. 1312
Where may a final order for civil penalties be filed so that judges enforce it?59 O.S. 1310(B)
Where must a bondsman register the license before becoming surety on an undertaking?59 O.S. 1320(A)
Which conduct by a defendant lets the bondsman surrender the defendant without returning the premium?59 O.S. 1327(A)
Which item is on the Department's list of records a bondsman must have ready for inspection?OAC 365:25-5-37(c)
Which of these counts as a "return to custody" after a forfeiture?59 O.S. 1332(C)(4)
Which of these does the law make automatic with the word "shall", where the other three say "may"?59 O.S. 1310(D)
Who administers the Oklahoma bail bondsman law and adopts the rules that enforce it?59 O.S. 1302(A)
Who may hold an Oklahoma bail bondsman license?59 O.S. 1303(B)
Who owns a certificate of license issued to a bail bondsman?59 O.S. 1311.2(F)
Who presides at a hearing on a bail bondsman license?59 O.S. 1311.1(B)
With no forfeiture judgment entered, after how long may a person who executed a bail bond be exonerated on motion?59 O.S. 1332(I)
Trade practices 34
A bondsman guarantees travel expenses for the return of a defendant and then does not pay them. What is that?59 O.S. 1310(A)(30)
A bondsman plans to do business under a trade name. What does the rule require?OAC 365:25-5-46
A bondsman stops writing bonds in the middle of the license term. How soon must the license go back to the Commissioner?59 O.S. 1318(A)
A bondsman takes a mortgage on real property as collateral. How soon must a copy be filed with the bond?59 O.S. 1322(D)
A bondsman wants help from another licensed bondsman to apprehend a defendant client. Unless both are appointed by the same insurer, how long must the helper have held a valid Oklahoma license?59 O.S. 1311.4
A cosigner hands over $3,000 in cash as collateral. What must the bondsman do with it?59 O.S. 1314(A)
A defendant asks the bondsman which lawyer to hire for the case the bond was written on. What does the law say?59 O.S. 1310(A)(8)
A defendant is held in another jurisdiction and must be brought back. How are the reasonable expenses figured when no transport company is used?59 O.S. 1327(B)(1)
A surety bondsman wrote no bonds last month. Is a monthly report still due?OAC 365:25-5-36(a)
An insurer cancels a bondsman's appointment while bonds are still outstanding. What does the rule on monthly reports require?OAC 365:25-5-36(b)
An insurer ends the appointment of a surety bondsman. What must the insurer do?59 O.S. 1317(B)
Before a new appointment is issued, what affidavit does a surety bondsman file with the Commissioner?59 O.S. 1317(C)
Besides the premium, what may a bondsman accept from the principal?59 O.S. 1310(A)(21)
By what day of the month is a bondsman's monthly report due to the Commissioner?59 O.S. 1314(B)
How may a bail bond agency NOT present itself in advertising?59 O.S. 1310(C)
How much collateral may a bondsman require?59 O.S. 1310(A)(21)
In a dispute between an indemnitor and the insurer, whom is the bondsman who posted the bond regarded as representing?59 O.S. 1317(D)
In whose name is property taken as collateral deemed to be held?59 O.S. 1314(A)
May a bondsman pay a rebate to the principal on the bond?59 O.S. 1310(A)(19)
The premium is still unpaid when liability on the bond ends. May the bondsman keep the collateral?59 O.S. 1310(A)(21)
To whom does a bondsman holding collateral owe the duty of a fiduciary?59 O.S. 1314(A)
What does a surety bondsman attach to each appearance bond filed with the court clerk?59 O.S. 1316(D)
What does the law say about signing a bond in blank?59 O.S. 1316(A)(1)
What is the filing fee when an insurer appoints a surety bondsman?59 O.S. 1317(A)
What must a bondsman give when accepting collateral?59 O.S. 1314(A)
What must a bondsman obtain before posting a bond for a defendant?59 O.S. 1310(A)(33)
What reviewal fee goes in with each monthly report?59 O.S. 1314(D)
When may a bondsman pay a fee to an attorney in a bail bond matter?59 O.S. 1310(A)(18)
When must the premium charged be shown on the appearance bond?59 O.S. 1316(B)
Where does the bondsman who presents a bond sign the form?59 O.S. 1316(A)(2)
Where is a bondsman forbidden to solicit business?59 O.S. 1310(A)(16)
Which of these is a listed ground for discipline?59 O.S. 1310(A)(4)
Which of these must appear on a bondsman's individually numbered receipt?59 O.S. 1316(C)(2)
With whom may a bondsman divide commissions or premiums without committing the listed violation?59 O.S. 1310(A)(11)
Definitions 26
A bondsman pays a forfeiture and later returns the defendant to custody. How is the return of the money (remitter) requested?59 O.S. 1332(D)(2)
A defendant out on bond is arrested on a new charge in the same jurisdiction and then released on personal recognizance. What happens to the earlier bond?59 O.S. 1327(E)
A natural person who is not a bondsman may be surety for a release on bail if 21, a U.S. citizen, holding acceptable property, and an Oklahoma resident for how long?59 O.S. 1321
A surety bondsman acts under a power of attorney from the insurer. What does the bondsman file with the court clerk to show it?59 O.S. 1320(B)
Besides a surety company, who is an "insurer" in the bail bondsman law?59 O.S. 1301(B)(3)
How does Oklahoma law define a felony?21 O.S. 5
How does Oklahoma law define a misdemeanor?21 O.S. 6
How does the Department's rule define "premium"?OAC 365:25-5-30
How many kinds of pleas to an indictment or information does Oklahoma law list?22 O.S. 513
In extradition, whose duty is it to have a fugitive from another state arrested and delivered up?22 O.S. 1141.2
In the definitions, who executes a "bond"?59 O.S. 1301(B)(12)
In the rule on the Affidavit as to Undertaking, what does "security" refer to?OAC 365:25-5-39
Under Oklahoma criminal procedure, what does an arraignment consist of?22 O.S. 465
Under the criminal procedure code, what leads a court to declare bail forfeited?22 O.S. 1108
What does a property bondsman pledge as security for a bail bond?59 O.S. 1301(B)(8)
What is a "multicounty agent bondsman"?59 O.S. 1301(B)(13)
What is an "escrow deposit"?59 O.S. 1301(B)(10)
What is the legal effect of a plea of nolo contendere?22 O.S. 513
What is the purpose of a preliminary hearing?22 O.S. 258
What must be true of a managing general agent (M.G.A.)?59 O.S. 1301(B)(6)
What sets a surety bondsman apart in the definitions?59 O.S. 1301(B)(5)
When may a surety sue an indemnitor to enforce an indemnity agreement?59 O.S. 1322(B)
Which bondsman is defined as one who pledges cash as security for a bail bond?59 O.S. 1301(B)(7)
Which of these is NOT "solicitation" as the law defines it?59 O.S. 1301(B)(11)
Which of these is one of the five kinds of bail bondsman the law defines?59 O.S. 1301(B)(4)
Who is the "clerk" in the bail bondsman law?59 O.S. 1301(B)(2)
How this list was compiled: Oklahoma Statutes Title 59, sections 1301 to 1341 (bail bondsmen), read on October 15, 2026 in the Oklahoma Legislature's published copy of Title 59 (https://www.oklegislature.gov/osStatuesTitle.aspx, file dated December 31, 2025) and in the Oklahoma Insurance Department's 2025 Bail Bond Statute Book, effective November 1, 2025 (https://www.oid.ok.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/250217_BailBonds-Statutes.pdf). Oklahoma Administrative Code 365:1-9-18 and 365:25-5-1 to 365:25-5-49, read in the same Statute Book. Title 21, sections 5 and 6, and Title 22, sections 258, 465, 513, 1108 and 1141.2, read in the Legislature's copies of those titles. Topics and their shares follow the OK Bail Bondsman examination content outline linked from the Department's Candidate Information Bulletin (https://www.oid.ok.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1198-1.pdf). Each question names its section and links to the page of the Statute Book that prints it, or to the Legislature's statutes page. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the text of the Oklahoma statutes and rules named under "source". Nothing comes from the state examination, its practice exams, a testing vendor, a prelicensing course or a prep publisher.
How it works
Oklahoma licenses bail bond agents as bail bondsmen. This unofficial Oklahoma bail bond agent practice test asks 142 questions of our own from Title 59 and the Insurance Department's rules. Not affiliated with the Oklahoma Insurance Department.
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The four parts of the examination
Of the 100 scored questions, the outline gives state statutes, rules and regulations 43, trade practices 25, definitions 20 and licensing 12.
Deadlines after a forfeiture
The clerk mails the order within 30 days of filing it. The bondsman has 90 days from receipt to return the defendant, pays on the 91st day, and then has one year to seek remitter (59 O.S. 1332).
What is left out
The Bail Enforcement and Licensing Act is a separate law that the outline does not list, and it is not asked.
Cash collateral goes into a separate non-interest-bearing trust account in an Oklahoma bank within two business days (59 O.S. 1314).
Monthly reports are due by the fifteenth, with a reviewal fee of two-tenths of one percent of new liability (59 O.S. 1314).
Recommending a particular attorney for a case you bonded is a ground for discipline (59 O.S. 1310).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Oklahoma bail bondsman exam?
100 scored questions plus 5 unscored, in 120 minutes, by the examination content outline. The Department's Candidate Information Bulletin says you must get 70% correct to pass, and bail bond candidates test at a testing site, not remotely.
What do I need before I take the Oklahoma bail bondsman exam?
Age 21, a high school diploma or GED, and 16 hours of prelicensing education, by the Candidate Information Bulletin. The law also asks for U.S. citizenship and one year of Oklahoma residence (59 O.S. 1305, 1308.1).
How much does the Oklahoma bail bondsman exam cost?
The examination fee is $100 (59 O.S. 1308). The application carries a $250 license fee and a $100 investigative fee, all nonrefundable (59 O.S. 1305).
What happens if I fail the Oklahoma bail bondsman exam?
At least 30 days must pass between examinations, and after a third failure the wait is one year (59 O.S. 1308). The bulletin lets a candidate reschedule 31 days after the failed exam date.
How long is an Oklahoma bail bondsman license good for?
Two years. It expires at midnight on the last day of the bondsman's birth month, and renewal needs 16 hours of continuing education (59 O.S. 1304, 1309).