A "bond" under the rule is issued to a court as security for what?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-2.2
A person fails to obey the Commissioner's order to stop transacting insurance in an illegal manner. After how long may the Commissioner revoke that person's license?W. Va. Code 33-2-11
After notice and hearing, how much may the Commissioner fine a person for each unauthorized act of transacting insurance?W. Va. Code 33-44-7
An aggrieved person makes a written demand for a hearing before the Commissioner. Within how many days of receiving it must the hearing be held?W. Va. Code 33-2-13
During an examination, to which records does the Commissioner's examiner have free access?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-13
For how long must records related to executing bail bonds be kept?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-14
How does the Insurance Commissioner of West Virginia come into office?W. Va. Code 33-2-1
How does the rule define the "bonding business"?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-2.3
How much notice of the time, place and matters of a hearing must the Commissioner give to the persons directly affected?W. Va. Code 33-2-13
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Commissioner authority and terms, continued
In the bail bondsman rule, "person" means:W. Va. Code R. 114-103-2.8
In West Virginia's rule on bail bondsmen, who is "the Commissioner"?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-2.6
Must an agent, clerk or representative who engages in the bonding business for a bondsman hold a license?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-2.1
What does W. Va. Code 51-10-2 declare about the business of becoming surety for compensation in criminal cases?W. Va. Code 51-10-2
What sets a professional bondsman apart from a surety bondsman?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-2.9
When is the Commissioner's notice to a licensee properly served by mail?W. Va. Code 33-2-12
When may the Commissioner visit and examine a licensed bail bondsman?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-13
Where no other penalty is provided, what is the criminal penalty for violating the bondsman article of the Code?W. Va. Code 51-10-9
Which company is an "insurer" for purposes of the bail bondsman rule?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-2.7
Which of these is "cash" as the rule defines the word?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-2.5
Which person is a "surety bondsman" under the rule?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-2.11
License requirements and qualifications 24
A bondsman changes mailing address. Within how many days must the Commissioner be told?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.11
A bondsman hires a new agent. Within what time must the employee list filed with the Commissioner be updated?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.2.1.k
A bondsman is criminally prosecuted. By when must it be reported to the Commissioner?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-15.7
A bondsman whose license was revoked for violating the rule applies again. What does the rule require?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.10.2
A bondsman's license is revoked. Within what time must the picture identification card go back to the Commissioner?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.6
A person engaged in the business of insurance reasonably believes a fraudulent insurance act is being committed. What does W. Va. Code 33-41-5 require?W. Va. Code 33-41-5
After what date may a newly licensed professional bondsman no longer pledge real estate as approved security?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.2.3.c.3
An application is denied. How often will the Commissioner consider a new application from the same person?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.5
An unlicensed individual pledges property for another person's bail and takes no fee. How many bonds a year may that individual make?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.1.1
Another state takes administrative action against a West Virginia bondsman. When must the bondsman report it to the Commissioner?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-15.6
Besides the general application items, what must a surety bondsman applicant provide?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.2.2
By the rule, how many questions may the bail bondsman examination have?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.10
In granting a license, what must the Commissioner take into consideration about the applicant?W. Va. Code 51-10-8(c)
May a person who has been convicted of a felony be licensed as a bail bondsman?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.12
One person holds both a professional and a surety bondsman license. How are the two treated?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.9
Since what date must anyone who acts as a bail bondsman in West Virginia be licensed by the Commissioner?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.1
What does the application require about the applicant's citizenship?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.2.1.c
What is the application fee for a bail bondsman license?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.4
What is the least a professional bondsman applicant may deposit with the Commissioner in cash or approved securities?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.2.3.a
What is the minimum age for a bail bondsman license applicant?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.2.1.b
What share of the examination questions must a person answer correctly to pass?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.10
When must a bail bondsman carry the official picture identification card?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.6
Which document must an applicant hold, valid and current?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.2.1.g
Who is exempt from the examination requirement that began July 1, 2024?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.10
Renewal of license 5
A bondsman files a false affidavit stating that he or she has abided by the bondsman article. What offense is that?W. Va. Code 51-10-8(g)
How often, and by what day, is a bail bondsman license renewed?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-4.1
What check does the Commissioner require of the licensee at renewal?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-4.4
What is the renewal fee for a bail bondsman license?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-4.2
What must the renewal application include?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-4.3
Responsibilities and prohibited acts 21
A bondsman gives a jailer event tickets for steering arrested people to the bondsman's business. Is this allowed?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.3
A bondsman states the purpose of a jail visit and who called. What must the person in charge of the place of detention do with that information?W. Va. Code 51-10-7
A defendant asks a bondsman to find a lawyer for the criminal case. What does the rule say?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.5
A defendant offers to consent to a personal relationship with the bondsman while the bond is posted. Does consent make it permissible?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.6
A deputy sheriff may not become surety on a bail bond, with one exception. For whom may the deputy be surety?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.11
A person in custody asks for the name of a bondsman. What must the person in charge of the place of detention furnish?W. Va. Code 51-10-6
An attorney splits a fee with a bondsman who steered a client to the attorney. Under W. Va. Code 51-10-4, this is:W. Va. Code 51-10-4
Besides the authorized bonding fee, what may a bondsman charge a bailed person for other services connected with the charge?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.2
How large may a single bond be, measured against the bondsman's maximum bonding authority?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.9
If the bonding fee is not paid in full when the bond is issued, how much must be paid at issuance?W. Va. Code 51-10-5a(b)
May a bail bondsman try to get a charge against a bonded defendant dismissed by dealing with the prosecuting attorney?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.4
May a bondsman accept a personal service or a favor in place of payment for a bond?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.6
May a bondsman contact people who have pending arrest warrants to offer bail services?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.7
May a probation officer work as an agent, clerk or representative for a bail bonding business?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.11
On entering a place of detention, what must a bondsman immediately identify?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.8
To whom may a bondsman give a power of attorney to countersign his or her name to bonds?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.12
What is the ceiling on the bonding fee a bondsman receives?W. Va. Code 51-10-5a(a)
What is the smallest bonding fee a West Virginia bail bondsman may require?W. Va. Code 51-10-5a(a)
When a bond is to be forfeited, how soon is the court to notify the bail bondsman of the failure to appear?W. Va. Code 51-10-5a(d)
When may a bondsman enter a jail for the purpose of obtaining employment as a bondsman?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.8
Which conduct does subsection 5.10 of the rule prohibit?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-5.10
Receipts for collateral 6
Besides the total amount of the bond and the defendant's name, what must a collateral receipt show about the case?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-7.2.6
Collateral arrives as a check. Within what time must the bondsman deposit it?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-7.3
For how long must a bail bondsman keep copies of the receipts issued for collateral?W. Va. Code 51-10-5a(c)
How must receipts for collateral be numbered and used?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-7.2.1
Into what kind of account does cash collateral go?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-7.3
What must a bondsman furnish when collateral security is received?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-7.1
Cancellation, suspension and revocation 20
A bondsman accused of a violation lets the license expire. Does the Commissioner still have jurisdiction?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-11.4
A bondsman does not pay a forfeited bond to the court. What may the Commissioner do?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-11.1.14
A bondsman is convicted of violating the bondsman article of the Code. Besides fine or jail, what follows?W. Va. Code 51-10-9
A bondsman signs a cosigner's name to a bond application without the cosigner's knowledge. Under the rule this is:W. Va. Code R. 114-103-11.1.9
A bondsman stops writing bail bonds during the license period. What must he or she do?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-10.1
A bondsman transfers the business to another licensed bondsman and files the contract. Who answers for the bonds already outstanding?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-10.3
A bondsman's license is suspended. What happens to the bonds that were outstanding at the time?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-11.2
A licensed bail bondsman is convicted of a felony. What does subsection 3.12 direct the Commissioner to do?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.12
A licensed bondsman dies with bonds outstanding. What may the surviving spouse or the executor do?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-10.2
A licensed bondsman files for bankruptcy protection. How soon must the Commissioner be notified?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-12
Besides denial, suspension or revocation, what civil penalty may a violation of subsection 11.1 bring?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-11.3
Can a cause that would have justified denying a license also support suspending or revoking it later?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-11.1.1
The principal is entitled to get collateral back and the bondsman willfully refuses. What may follow?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-11.1.10
Until when does a bail bondsman license authorize the licensee to act?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.7
What agreement must a bondsman obtain before posting a bond for a defendant?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-11.1.16
What must come before the Commissioner suspends or revokes a bail bondsman license for good cause?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-11.1
Where must the contract made after a bondsman's death or incapacity be filed?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-10.2
Which act in getting a license is good cause for revoking it?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-11.1.3
Which failure to keep contact information current is good cause for suspension?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-11.1.11
Which of these is good cause for suspension or revocation under subsection 11.1.4?W. Va. Code R. 114-103-11.1.4
How this list was compiled: West Virginia legislative rule 114 CSR 103, Bail Bondsmen in Criminal Cases, effective April 1, 2024, read on October 14, 2026 in the copy the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner posts on its bail bondsmen page (https://www.wvinsurance.gov/Bail_Bondsmen), and W. Va. Code 51-10-1 to 51-10-10, 33-2-1, 33-2-11, 33-2-12, 33-2-13, 33-41-5 and 33-44-7, read the same day at https://code.wvlegislature.gov/51-10/. Each question names its section. The examination facts and the spread of topics come from the candidate handbook and the Professional Bail Bondsman content outline (effective June 16, 2026) posted on the same page. 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
This unofficial West Virginia bail bond agent practice test follows the Insurance Commissioner's Professional Bail Bondsman content outline: 96 questions of our own from W. Va. Code 51-10 and legislative rule 114-103. Not affiliated with the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner.
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One exam for both licenses
West Virginia calls the license bail bondsman, professional or surety, and both take one examination. The outline gives the Commissioner's authority and definitions 5 to 8 questions, license requirements 4 to 6, renewal 1 to 2, responsibilities 5 to 8, collateral receipts 1 to 3, and cancellation, suspension and revocation 5 to 8.
What is left out
Rule and statute only. The fraud rule 114-71-3, Informational Letter 206 and the financial responsibility sections of rule 114-103, which the outline does not list, are not asked.
Cash collateral goes into a separate noninterest-bearing West Virginia trust account within five banking days (114-103-7.3).
No single bond may exceed one-half of the bondsman's maximum bonding authority (114-103-5.9).
A new name, address, e-mail or telephone number is reported to the Commissioner within 30 days (114-103-3.11).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the West Virginia bail bondsman exam?
30 questions in 90 minutes, with 80% needed to pass, by the candidate handbook the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner posts.
How do I become a bail bondsman in West Virginia?
The Commissioner's steps: pass the bail bond exam, hold a surety or property and casualty producer line if applying as a surety bondsman, be fingerprinted, then mail the uniform application and the supplemental bail bondsman application. Applicants are at least 21 (114-103-3.2.1).
How much does a bail bondsman charge in West Virginia?
At least 10 percent of the bond and, in total, no more than the bond. The fee is paid in full when the bond is issued, or at least 3 percent then and the rest within 12 months (W. Va. Code 51-10-5a).
Can a felon be a bail bondsman in West Virginia?
No. A person who has been convicted of a felony is not qualified, and the Commissioner revokes or does not renew the license of a bondsman convicted of a felony after licensure (W. Va. Code R. 114-103-3.12).