Article 500

Question 1

A principal is a defendant in a criminal action, or person adjudged to be ___________.

Answer 1

a material witness

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Question 2

___________________ means to allow a principal to be at liberty during pendency of action

Answer 2

Release on own recognizance

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Question 3

______ is a principal or other person who executes a bail bond and thereby assumes the liability

Answer 3

Obligor

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Question 4

What are the 3 things a securing order does?
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Answer 4

Release under non-monetary conditions.

Fixes bail;

Releases him on his own recognizance

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Question 5

A surety is __________________

Answer 5

an obligor who is not a principal

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Question 6

T/F? Secured bail bond can be secured by personal property greater than or equal to undertaking

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Answer 6

True

Question 7

Secured bail bond can be secured by real property at least ______ value of the undertaking

Answer 7

2 times

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Question 8

A partially secured bail bond is secured by money not in excess of __ percent of the total amount of the undertaking

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Answer 8

10

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Question 9

Which of the following is not a form of bail?
A. insurance policy
B. second appearance bond
C. cash bail
D. surety bond

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Answer 9

A. insurance policy

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Question 10

Which of the following is the best choice? A secured bail bond is secured by
A. personal property (valued at least 1 times the undertaking)
B. real property ( valued at least 3 times the undertaking)
C. both
D. none

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Answer 10

A. personal property (valued at least 1 times the undertaking)

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Question 11

Unsecured bail bond means bail bond, other than \_\_ bail bond, not secured by deposit of or lien upon property
A. appearance
B. cash
C. surety
D. insurance company

Answer 11

D. insurance company

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Question 12

Which of the following is the best answer? A securing order
A. can fix bail or commit a person to the custody of the sheriff
B. cannot release a person on his own recognizance
C. both
D. neither

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Answer 12

A. can fix bail or commit a person to the custody of the sheriff

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Question 13

Which of the following statements is false?
A. to post bail means to deposit bail in an amount and form demanded by the DA
B. Bail can mean cash bail
C. obligor means a persons who executes a bail bond
D. Bail can mean a bail bond

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Answer 13

A. to post bail means to deposit bail in an amount and form demanded by the DA

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Question 14

An appearance bond is a bail bond in which the obligor is
A. the surety company
B. any person other than principal
C. the principal
D. none of the above

Answer 14

C. the principal

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Question 15

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The three types of BONDS are:

Answer 15

1. Secure bail bond
2. Partially secured bail bond
3. Unsecured bail bond