Bail Education Association

California Bail Education School - FAQS

 

Here are some answers to common questions that have come from prospective students:


  1. 1. What training classes are real?


A word of caution, there are many fraudulent classes advertised out there.  You pay a fee, hear some old stories and are given wrong information.  Bad information can land you in jail and expose you to criminal and civil liability.  Ask yourself the following questions:


  1. 1.  Is the training approved by a government agency - state, local or federal?

  2. 2.  In California courses MUST be approved by the Department of Insurance.

  3. 3.  20 Hour state required class CANNOT BE COMPLETED ONLINE by law.

  4. 4.  Does the training reference written law and provide written examples?

  5. 5.  Is the instructor a real person - not using some fake or made up name.

  6. 6.  How long has the instructor been in the industry?

  7. 7.  Is the training real and does the training have proven results?

  8. 8.  Will the training school assist you in getting into the industry?

  9. 9.  Will the training school continue to help you succeed?

  10. 10. Does the training facility have the most advanced learning environment?


Bail Education Association is the only California bail education school with a real proven instructor Rob Dick who continues to use his experience and help his students throughout their career.  Each class is personally taught by Rob himself, there will be no substitute teacher attempting to pass on someone else's knowledge.  Classes are conducted in state-of-the-art training facilities.


  1. 2. Online classes or training?


CA law requires you to be trained in person by an instructor.  In this industry you have the power to change lives, including your own.  There is NO WAY you can just watch a video or read a book, you must have hands on interaction with an instructor who’s been there.  You must be able to ask questions and get the answers you need so that you get a full understanding of the law and liability involved for the safety of yourself and the public.


  1. 3. What is the difference between a Bail Agent and a Bail Fugitive Recovery Agent?


A Bail Agent is licensed by the State Department of Insurance to post bail bonds with jails and courts that allow people to be released from jail while their criminal case is ongoing.  A Bail Agent is allowed by law to retrieve a person who has failed to appear in court or breached the bail bond contract while out of jail on a bail bond.


A Bounty Hunter or Bail Fugitive Recovery Agent is a person hired by a Bail Agent and given written authorization to retrieve a person who has either failed to appear in court or breached the bail bond contract while out on the Bail Agent’s bond.  In California there is no license but there are training requirements under section 1299 of the Penal Code. 


  1. 4. Why is the Pre-Licensing class 20 hours and 3 days now?


Legislation passed law on January 1, 2013 that the required Pre-Licensing class would go from 12 hours to 20 hours.  Providers that teach approved Department of Insurance courses are not allowed to teach over 8 hours a day.  Therefore the class has now been extended to 3 days.


  1. 5. If I have my Bail Agents license do I have to comply with 1299PC?


YES - 1299PC returned on January 1, 2013 and requires that Bail Agents who were licensed after January 1, 2000 must comply with it to chase fugitives, including their own.


  1. 6. Do I have to take a test to become a Bail Agent or Bail Fugitive Recovery Person?


You do have to successfully pass the exam given by Department of Insurance with a score of 70% or more to begin the Bail Agent licensing process.  Bail Education Association prides itself as having the highest rate of students pass the Department of Insurance bail agent examination on their first attempt.  Once you have successfully completed the Bail Agent Pre-Licensing course and received your certificate, you may then schedule and take your test. 

Click here to set up your free account and schedule your test:

https://candidate.psiexams.com/index.jsp


There is no test to take to become a Bounty Hunter or Bail Fugitive Recovery Person.  You must only fulfill the training requirements:

  1. 1. 20 hour Department of Insurance approved course.

  2. 2. 40 hour PC 832 - Powers to Arrest course put on by P.O.S.T.

You must carry your training completion certificates with you while working.



BAIL AGENT FAQS


  1. 1. How do I become a Bail Agent?


  1. 1.  Take not less than 20 hours of classroom education - At Bail Education Association,         

            you will receive a certificate of completion to include with your application packet.

  1. 2.  Take and Pass the Bail Agents examination (here), you will receive a passing letter to

            include with your application packet.

  1. 3.  Get fingerprinted.  We have LiveScan available at our BEA classroom sites. (Form)

  2. 4.  Download the application (here), complete the package with two passport photos

            (which can be taken at BEA classroom sites) and apply with the Department of   

            Insurance.

  1. 5.  Contract with a surety for an appointment.

  2. 6.  File a $1,000 bond with the Department of Insurance.

  3. 7.  Pay licensing and filing fees.


  1. 2. What is the first step to becoming a Bail Agent in California?


California law requires not less than 20 hours of contact classroom education before you may apply for a license with Department of Insurance.  The Bail Education Association’s course - Accelerated Bail Agent Pre-Licensing and Bail Fugitive Recovery Training is the required course approved by the Department of Insurance.  Once you have taken the class you will receive a certificate of completion on the third day.  This certificate that you receive from the Bail Education Association is what you will submit to the Department of Insurance with your application packet that you download from the Department of Insurance web site:

http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0050-renew-license/0200-requirements/bail-agent.cfm


  1. 3. Can a Felon become a Bail Agent?


YES, there are only certain felonies that prevent you from obtaining your Bail Agents license.



BOUNTY HUNTER FAQS


  1. 1. How do I become a Bounty Hunter or Bail Recovery Agent?


  1. 1.  Take not less than 20 hours of Department of Insurance approved classroom 

            education required under 1299 PC.  BAIL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION qualifies.

  1. 2.  Take a PC 832 course taught by Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.)

  2. 3.  To get work you must have the knowledge of bail laws, weapons laws and how to    

            resolve bail bond liability.

  1. 4.  Get hired by a Bail Agent to locate and apprehend their bail fugitive or resolve their             

            forfeited liability.


  1. 2. Can a Felon become a Bounty Hunter or Bail Recovery Agent?


California law 1299 PC now states that a felon CAN NOT become a Bounty Hunter or Bail Recovery Agent unless he/she obtains a Bail Agents License.


  1. 3. Bounty Hunter License or Test?


In California there is no license or test to take to become a Bounty Hunter or Bail Fugitive Recovery Person.  You must only fulfill the training requirements:

  1. 1. 20 hour Department of Insurance approved course.

  2. 2. 40 hour PC 832 - Powers to Arrest course put on by P.O.S.T.

You must carry your training completion certificates with you while working.

 
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