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Bail Bonds Florida State Exam Key TermsLimited surety ✔️Ans - Agents of insurance companies.
Contract ✔️Ans - A legally binding agreement between two or more
people.
Acquit ✔️Ans - To set free
Adjudicate ✔️Ans - To decide a matter based on evidence presented by
the court
Affidavit ✔️Ans - A written statement given voluntarily under oath
before a notary or other official
Agency ✔️Ans - A business location at which a licensed and appointed
bail bond agent engages in any activity under the license and appointment
of bail bonds
Appeal ✔️Ans - The act of asking a higher court to review the judgement
of a lower court and reverse the lower courts decision
Appeal bond ✔️Ans - Operates as a bail bond for an appellant in criminal
case
Appearance bond ✔️Ans - In a criminal proceeding guarantees the
defendant will appear in court
Appellant ✔️Ans - A person who brings an appeal
Appellee ✔️Ans - Party against whom the appeal is taken
Attorney in fact ✔️Ans - One who is an agent or representative of
another who is given authority to act on behalf of another
Authority (actual) ✔️Ans - The authority expressly given to an agent by
contract and or by a power of attorney
, Authority
(Apparent) ✔️Ans - The authority the public may reasonably believe an
agent has
Authority (express) ✔️Ans - Same as actual authority
Bail ✔️Ans - Monetary or other form of security given to ensure the
appearance of the defendant at every stage of the proceeding
Bail bond ✔️Ans - The document extended to secure the release of an
individual in custody by law
Bail bond agent ✔️Ans - A limited surety agent of professional bail bond
agent
Bond ✔️Ans - A written instrument in which a party agrees to perform
some act for the benefit of a second party, and the third party agrees to pay
the sum of money fixed as the penalty
Bondsman ✔️Ans - Same as bail bond agent
Build up fund ✔️Ans - An optional fu d that is held in trust for the limited
surety company and into which all bond premiums are paid
Capias ✔️Ans - A writ commanding the arrest of a person so that he may
be compelled to appear before the court
Capital offense ✔️Ans - A felony for which the punishment may be the
death penalty
Collateral security ✔️Ans - Something of value given by or on behalf of
the defendant to protect the surety from loss
Collateralise ✔️Ans - To make secure with collateral
Committing magistrate ✔️Ans - Any judicial officer with the power to
commit a person to jail
Concealment ✔️Ans - Intentional withholding of material facts
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