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Florida Bail Bond Agent Examination (Limited Surety Agent, 2-34)
The Florida bail bond agent examination is the state licensing examination required for the Limited Surety (Bail Bond) Agent license (class 2-34) under Chapter 648, Florida Statutes: a written examination prepared by the Florida Department of Financial Services, taken in person at a designated Florida examination center, and delivered through the Department's testing vendor Pearson VUE (Florida Bail Bonds program).
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Exam feeUSD 44 examination fee paid to the examination vendor (Pearson VUE) at reservation, per the FLDFS fee schedule ('as of October 1, 2018'); the examination fee is not refundable per s. 648.38(3), F.S. Separately, the license application fee is USD 50 plus a USD 5 license ID fee, and fingerprinting costs USD 49.50.
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- Who runs it
- FLDFS
- Category
- Specialty Insurance Licensing
- Current version
- Current specification; no public version label — the licensure examination prescribed by s. 648.38, Florida Statutes, delivered through Pearson VUE's Florida Bail Bonds program (client code FLBB) for the 2-34 Limited Surety (Bail Bond) Agent license
- Where it applies
- US-FL, United States
- Exam languages
- English
- Testing provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Written examination taken in person at a designated examination center in Florida; appointments reserved in a physical Pearson VUE test center (no online proctoring)
- Availability
- Year-round by appointment at Pearson VUE test centers; appointments may be made up to one calendar day prior to the desired test date, subject to availability
- Score validity
- A passing score is valid for one year from the date the score was earned; if licensing is not completed within that year, the examination must be retaken and passed
- Remote testing
- Not available
Exam structure
One written examination prepared by the Florida Department of Financial Services (or a person designated by the department), testing the applicant's ability and qualifications to be a bail bond agent; the scope of the examination is 'as broad as the bail bond business' (s. 648.38(8), F.S.). A single bounded exam — no separately published sections.
Where rules vary
A Florida state licensing examination for the bail bond agent (limited surety agent, license class 2-34) under Chapter 648, Florida Statutes; s. 648.38 requires the examination to be held at a designated examination center in Florida and the applicant to appear in person.
Eligibility
Licensure application must be approved before testing (s. 648.38(1), F.S.); applicant must be at least 18 years old with a high school diploma or equivalent and, within 2 years before applying, have completed a basic certification course in the criminal justice system of at least 120 classroom hours with a grade of 80% or higher plus a department-approved correspondence course for bail bond agents (s. 648.34, F.S.); photo ID and fingerprints required
Retake policy
Limit of five examination attempts for the same license type in any rolling 12-month period; a failed applicant may reapply but not within 30 days of denial (s. 648.38(9), F.S.); missed appointments must be rescheduled with Pearson VUE and the fee is charged again