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FLORIDA BAIL BOND ACADEMY
Thank you for contacting the Florida Bail Bond Academy.
Come Discover the Florida Bail Bond Academy we're a different kind of
Bail Bond School. Every bail bond student is unique, and every agent has different goals. If you’ d like some clarity and direction
on the path to take to success, we can help. We want you to succeed and understand all bail bond laws.
If you are interested
in becoming a Bail Bond agent or Fugitive Recovery Agent, you've come to the right place!. The Florida Bail Bond Academy provides
you with powerful, high-impact training courses. Florida Bail Bond Academy is serious about assisting our students with their professional
growth and the achievement of their career goals and objectives.
1. What is the Florida Bail Bond Academy?
The Florida Bail Bond
Academy provides the information and resources you need to become a successful Bail Bondsman or Recovery Agent. All of our instructors
are Licensed Bail Agents and Certified Recovery Agents and have years of hands-on experience in Bail. Recovery. Surety management.
Law Enforcement. Private Investigation. Legal profession. and Corporate management. All of our courses are APPROVED and EXCEED Florida
Department of Financial Services standards.
2. How do I become a Bail Agent?
The Requirements to become a Bail Agent:
The applicant
is 18 years old and holds a high school diploma or its equivalent.
The applicant is a United States citizen or legal alien who possesses
work authorization from the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and is a resident of Florida.
3. The
applicant has successfully completed a 120 hours of classroom or Weimar instruction with a passing grade of 80 percent or higher and
has successfully completed a correspondence course for bail bond agents approved by the department.
4. The course and breaks.
The
course is 2 weeks. Monday - Friday. From 8:00 am until 6:00 pm. for a total of 12 course days. Each credit hour includes 50 minutes
of instruction time and a 10- minute break and one hour Lunch break during the course. There is NO weekend class.
5. Course
Cost: $499.95
6. Course Format:
The course is a online Weimar course with multiple instructors (students must be actively
logged in while instructors teach). Students are responsible for providing their own technology to participate in class. The following
equipment is necessary: computer, laptop, tablet or mobile devices (iPad, iPhone, Android device or Windows mobile device) with an
Internet connection, webcam (for cases of video broadcasting) headset (headphones and microphone). A working microphone, such as the
built-in microphone, a USB microphone or an inline microphone on a headset or headphones.
7. Attendance requirements:
State
licensures require 80% attendance. In the 120-hour bail bond course, a student may not miss more than 24 total hours of instruction
for any reason. Any student accruing more than 24 hours of absence will be dropped and must re-take the full course. Additionally,
any student repeating the course after unsuccessful completion can retake the course for free.
a. Second-Chance for those who
for any reason could not finish the 120 Hours Bail Bond Course or failed the Class. You have a one-year credit to retake the course
for free.
b. Can I return for a Pre-State exam prep class for FREE? YES. Those who wish to return to the 120 Hours, Bail
Bond Course for a Pre-State exam prep may retake the course for free.
8. Course Availability:
The Bail Bonds course is offered
six times annually / bimonthly, January, March, May, July, September and November.
9. Can a Felon become a Bail Agent?
It
is not the Department’s intent to punish those persons who have paid their debt to society; however, severity of the crime may prohibit
your entry into the bail bond industry. Each case is reviewed on an individual basis
10. The Florida Bail Bond Academy
through National Surety Association is an Approved Provider of Bail Bond Education. Provider # 370587 from the Florida Department
of Financial Services
11. Is there a difference between a Bail bond Agent and a Fugitive Recovery Agent?
NO. Any person
who represents a surety company, whose duties are restricted to writing bail bonds, or Fugitive Recovery must be licensed and appointed
as a limited surety agent.
12. When do i get my bail bond license?
After completing BOTH educational requirements, a one
year internship must be completed. The one year internship requires a minimum 30-hours per week under the direct supervision of a
licensed bail bond agent..
After the one year internship is complete the applicant may take the state examination for the Limited
Surety Agent license.
13. What happens if I failed the State exam?
Any person who fails the state examination three
times must retake the 120-hour course and obtain a grade of 80 percent or higher before sitting for the examination again and you
must register as a new student.
14. Do I get credit for past work experience?
NO. Applicants who have worked for bail
bond agents or offices, military service, and or law enforcement. are not credited for past work experience! You have to take the
120-hour course and obtain a grade of 80 percent or higher before sitting for the State examination.
A registered student who wishes to withdraw from this course must do so prior to the first day of class or, at the latest, on the
first break of the first day of class. Students withdrawing from this course beyond the first break on the first day of class. Will
not be entitled to a tuition refund. BUT, You have a one-year credit to retake the course for free?.
16. How much money can I make
as a bail bond agent or as an intern temporary agent?
That depends on the agent or agency you are working for or with. Some agents
can be paid by salary and or Commission. A temporary agent must be paid by salary.
The student must understand that most bail bond
agents earn their living through commissions not salary. The owner of the agency earns a higher commission than she or he pays to
the licensed agents in the office, but all of the expenses of the office must be paid or the agency will fail! Commissions vary by
contract. agent and agencies.
I hope we were able to answer any and all of your questions. Please take your time and read
the website. You will find your answers here.
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