Article 500 Flashcards
A principal is a defendant in a criminal action, or person adjudged to be ___________.
a material witness
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___________________ means to allow a principal to be at liberty during pendency of action
Release on own recognizance
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______ is a principal or other person who executes a bail bond and thereby assumes the liability
Obligor
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What are the 3 things the a seeking order does?
commits principal to custody of the sheriff; fixes bail; releases him on his own recognizance
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A surety is __________________
an obligor who is not a principal
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T/F? Secured bail bond can be secured by personal property greater than or equal to undertaking
True
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Secured bail bond can be secured by real property at least ______ value of the undertaking
2 times
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A partially secured bail bond is secured by money not in excess of __ per cent of the total amount of the undertaking
10
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Which of the following is not a form of bail? A. insurance police B. second appearance bond C. cash bail D. surety bond
A. insurance policy
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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
A. personal property (valued at least 1 times the undertaking)
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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
D. insurance company
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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
A. can fix bail or commit a person to the custody of the sheriff
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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
A. to post bail means to deposit bail in an amount and form demanded by the DA
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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
C. the principal
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