A "principal" includes a person who owns at least what share of the bail bond agency?Utah Code 31A-35-102(10)
A "Utah depository institution" has Utah as its home state or does what?Utah Code 31A-35-102(12)
How does the Act define "premium"?Utah Code 31A-35-102(9)
In Utah's Bail Bond Act, what does a bail bond secure?Utah Code 31A-35-102(1)
What are "liquid assets"?Utah Code 31A-35-102(8)
What is an "indemnitor"?Utah Code 31A-35-102(7)
Who establishes by rule the licensure guidelines and standards of conduct for the bail bond business?Utah Code 31A-35-104
Who is a "bail bond producer" under the Act?Utah Code 31A-35-102(3)
The oversight board and the commissioner 9
How long is a board term, and how many consecutive terms may a member serve?Utah Code 31A-35-201(2)
How many voting members of the board represent licensed bail bond agencies?Utah Code 31A-35-201(1)(a)
How many voting members sit on the Bail Bond Oversight Board?Utah Code 31A-35-201(1)
How often must the Bail Bond Oversight Board meet?Utah Code 31A-35-202(1)(a)
What is a quorum of the Bail Bond Oversight Board?Utah Code 31A-35-201(6)
What list must the commissioner maintain and publish?Utah Code 31A-35-301(1)(d)
What may the board do about an allegation of unprofessional conduct?Utah Code 31A-35-202(3)
Which is a duty of the Bail Bond Oversight Board?Utah Code 31A-35-202(1)(c)
Who appoints the voting members of the Bail Bond Oversight Board?Utah Code 31A-35-201(1)(a)
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Licensing and financial requirements 19
An agency first licensed after 1999 pledges property as security for bail bonds. What must its financial statement show?Utah Code 31A-35-404(2)
An applicant for a bail bond agency license must show that at least one principal has how much experience as a licensed bail bond producer?Utah Code 31A-35-401.5(1)
An expired agency license may be reinstated by meeting the renewal requirements within how long?Utah Code 31A-35-406(3)
How is a bail bond producer licensed in Utah?Utah Code 31A-35-401(1)(c)
How may a foreign surety insurer that holds a certificate sell bail bonds in Utah?Utah Code 31A-35-401(5)(c)
Is a fee paid with a bail bond agency license application refundable?Utah Code 31A-35-401(3)
Unlicensed staff may do clerical or administrative work for an agency if their pay is not tied to what?Utah Code 31A-35-402(3)
What is the restricted account that holds fees imposed under the Bail Bond Act?Utah Code 31A-35-407(1)
What may a bail bond agency sell?Utah Code 31A-35-402(1)
What minimum face value applies to the irrevocable letter of credit of an agency that was not licensed on or before December 31, 1999?Utah Code 31A-35-404(1)
What must a bail bond producer hold before executing or issuing a bail bond in Utah?Utah Code 31A-35-402(2)
What must a renewal application certify about board meetings?Utah Code 31A-35-406(2)(b)
What residency rule applies to a bail bond producer?Utah Code 31A-35-401(5)(b)
When does a license under the Bail Bond Act expire?Utah Code 31A-35-406(2)(a)
Where must a bail bond agency be domiciled?Utah Code 31A-35-401(5)(a)
Which property may be counted in a bail bond agency's net worth?Utah Code 31A-35-404(2)(b)
Who carries the burden of proving the hours of experience claimed for an agency license?Utah Code 31A-35-401.5(3)
Who must review a property-pledging agency's verified financial statement?Utah Code 31A-35-404(2)(a)
Within how long may an applicant request a hearing on the denial of a bail bond agency license?Utah Code 31A-35-405(3)(b)
Discipline and forfeiture judgments 10
A bail bond producer is found in violation of the Act. Besides action against the license, what may be imposed?Utah Code 31A-35-703(1)
A license suspended for an unpaid forfeiture must have been suspended for at least how long before the suspension is lifted?Utah Code 31A-35-504(5)
After a hearing, for how long may the commissioner place a license on suspension?Utah Code 31A-35-503(1)
After a summary suspension of an agency license, the licensee has a right to a hearing before the commissioner within how long?Utah Code 31A-35-501(2)
After the commissioner's notice that a forfeiture judgment is unpaid, how long does the agency have to satisfy it?Utah Code 31A-35-504(2)(b)
An agency must pay a judgment of bail bond forfeiture within how long after the prosecutor serves notice of its entry?Utah Code 31A-35-504(2)(a)
An agency's license is revoked. When may an officer of the agency still be licensed during the revocation?Utah Code 31A-35-503(3)
By receiving a license, whom does a bail bond producer appoint as agent for service of papers affecting liability on the undertaking?Utah Code 31A-35-704
The commissioner revokes the license of an agency that fails to meet the conditions for lifting a forfeiture suspension within how long?Utah Code 31A-35-504(6)
Notice of entry of a forfeiture judgment is served on the agency by mail. How many days are added to the 15 days?Utah Code 31A-35-504(2)(c)
Conduct of bail bond business 26
A bail bond agency moves its place of business. Within how long must it notify the commissioner?Utah Code 31A-35-602(1)(d)
A bail bond producer acts within the authority the agency delegated. Whose acts are the producer's acts considered to be?Utah Code 31A-35-601(1)
A document conveying title to real property is used as collateral. What must it state on its face?Utah Code 31A-35-603(7)(a)
A form used in the bail bond business must be filed with the commissioner how long before it is first used?Utah Code 31A-35-607(2)
A producer surrenders a defendant to custody early and without good cause. What happens to the premium?Utah Code 31A-35-702(1)
After liability on a bond has ended, how long must a producer keep the records of the bond?Utah Code 31A-35-604(1)(a)
Are bail bond agencies and surety insurers liable for the actions of bail enforcement agents?Utah Code 31A-35-601(3)
At what rates may premium on bail be collected?Utah Code 31A-35-608(1)(a)
Before a bond goes to a jail or court, the producer must have completed a written agreement that states the terms, is signed by the producer and meets what third condition?Utah Code 31A-35-701(3)(c)
Before enforcing a guarantor agreement, what must the producer disclose to the guarantor?Utah Code 31A-35-605(3)
The bond is exonerated and all fees are paid. Within how long after a request must collateral be returned?Utah Code 31A-35-603(3)(a)
Cash collateral must be recorded and deposited into the agency's trust account within how long?Utah Code 31A-35-603(2)(c)
The court increases bail on the original charge. What may be done with the premium paid on the original bond?Utah Code 31A-35-608(5)
Expenses were deducted from collateral before it was returned. What must go with the returned collateral?Utah Code 31A-35-603(5)
For what may a bail bond producer pay an attorney in a bail bond matter?Utah Code 31A-35-701(1)(c)
May a bail bond agency keep its required place of business in the licensee's residence?Utah Code 31A-35-602(1)(e)
Reasonable expenses claimed after a principal's breach may total no more than what amount?Utah Code 31A-35-608(2)(b)
What does the Act say about signing or countersigning a bail bond in blank?Utah Code 31A-35-701(3)(a)
What form must an agreement to act as guarantor for a bail bond take?Utah Code 31A-35-605(1)
What may a bail bond producer not advertise or hold himself or herself out to be?Utah Code 31A-35-701(4)
What standard must collateral security meet?Utah Code 31A-35-603(1)
Where is a bail bond producer barred from soliciting business?Utah Code 31A-35-701(1)(a)
Where is personal property and merchandise collateral recorded within three business days of receipt?Utah Code 31A-35-603(2)(d)
Which agreement may a bail bond agency or producer never make?Utah Code 31A-35-606
Which is "good cause" for an early surrender under the Act?Utah Code 31A-35-702(2)
Which person may not act as a bail bond producer or receive any benefit from the execution of a bail bond?Utah Code 31A-35-701(2)
How this list was compiled: Utah Code Title 31A, Chapter 35, the Bail Bond Act (sections 31A-35-101 to 31A-35-704), read on October 14, 2026 in the Utah Legislature's published copy of the chapter (https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title31A/Chapter35/31A-35.html). Each question names its section and links to that section's page. The Utah Insurance Department's page on individual bail bond applications (https://insurance.utah.gov/licensees/bail-bond/bail-bond-individual-application-fingerprinting-instructions/), read the same day, names the bail bond license among license types that do not require an examination. 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 a state examination, its sample questions, a testing vendor, a prelicensing course or a prep publisher.
How it works
Utah gives no licensing examination for bail bond producers, so this unofficial Utah bail bond agent practice test is law practice: 72 questions of our own from the Bail Bond Act, Utah Code 31A-35. Not affiliated with the Utah Insurance Department.
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The license year
A bail bond agency license expires each year at midnight on August 31. An expired license can be reinstated on the renewal terms within one year; after that the initial licensing requirements apply (Utah Code 31A-35-406).
Three deadlines
Cash collateral reaches the agency's trust account within three business days. Collateral goes back within 10 days of a request after exoneration. A forfeiture judgment is paid within 15 days of the prosecutor's notice (31A-35-603, 31A-35-504).
What is left out
Statute only. Rules the commissioner makes under 31A-35-104, the forfeiture procedure in Title 77 and the bail enforcement agent law in Title 58 are not asked.
A producer may not solicit business in or about a jail or any court (Utah Code 31A-35-701).
Bond records are kept for the current calendar year plus the three prior years after liability ends (31A-35-604).
An early surrender without good cause means the premium is returned in full (31A-35-702).
Questions and answers
Is there a bail bond agent exam in Utah?
No. The Utah Insurance Department's page on individual bail bond applications names the bail bond license among license types that do not require an examination. Applicants are fingerprinted and apply online.
How do I become a bail bond agent in Utah?
Utah licenses the individual as a bail bond producer: a limited lines producer who is a Utah resident and holds an appointment from a surety insurer or a designation from a licensed bail bond agency (Utah Code 31A-35-401, 31A-35-402).
What can a Utah bail bond agency charge?
The premium at the rates the agency or surety insurer established, collateral, and actual expenses tied to the transaction or to the defendant's breach of the written agreement. Nothing else may be charged or collected (Utah Code 31A-35-608).
What does the Utah Bail Bond Oversight Board do?
Its seven voting members, appointed by the insurance commissioner, meet at least quarterly, screen bail bond agency license applications, recommend rules and may investigate unprofessional conduct (Utah Code 31A-35-201, 31A-35-202).