Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Bail Bond Agent
Program Type:	Career Preparatory
Career Cluster:	Law, Public Safety & Security

Career Certificate Program	
Program Number	P430135	
CIP Number	0743019902	
Grade Level	30, 31	
Program Length	120 hours	
Teacher Certification	Refer to the Program Structure section.	
CTSO	N/A	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	Please see the CIP to SOC Crosswalk located at the link below.                            	
CTE Program Resources 	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml	
Basic Skills Level	N/A	

Purpose

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Law, Public Safety and Security career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Law, Public Safety and Security career cluster. 

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment or advanced training in the bail bonding industry.  This program prepares students for employment as bail bond agents, in accordance with Chapter 648, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Rule 69B-221, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).

This program focuses on broad, transferable skills, stresses the understanding of all aspects of the bail bonding industry, and demonstrates such elements of the industry as planning, management, finance, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues, and health, safety, and environmental issues.

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Program Structure

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of one occupational completion point.

This program is comprised of courses which have been assigned course numbers in the SCNS (Statewide Course Numbering System) in accordance with Section (s.) 1007.24 (1), F.S.  Career and Technical credit shall be awarded to the student on a transcript in accordance with s.1001.44(3)(b), F.S.

To teach the course listed below, instructors must hold at least one of the teacher certifications indicated for that course.

The following table illustrates the postsecondary program structure:

OCP	Course Number	Course Title	Teacher Certification	Length	
A	SCY0050	Bail Bond Agent	LAW ENF @7 7G	120 hours	

Regulated Programs

Questions about licensing applications should be directed to the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS), Division of Consumer Services, Bureau of Licensing, Qualifications Section, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399-0319, (850) 413-3137 or www.myfloridacfo.com/

To qualify as a Bail Bond Agent (Professional Bail Bond Agent or Limited Surety Agent) a student must first be issued a temporary limited license as a Professional Bail Bond Agent or Limited Surety Agent for 18 months.  Licensure as a temporary limited licensee is a prerequisite in order to be able to apply for licensure as a regular Bail Bond Agent.

To qualify for a temporary Professional Limited Surety/Bail Bond Agent license, the DFS requires a student to complete at least 120 hours of classroom instruction with a passing score of 80 percent or higher in an approved basic certification course in the criminal justice system and successful completion of a 20-hour correspondence course for Bail Bond Agents approved by DFS.

The Bail and Bail Bond Insurance in Florida Study Guide for the 20 hour correspondence course may be obtained from the Division of Continuing Education, Professional Development, 2046 NE Waldo Road, Suite 1101, Gainesville, Florida 32609, phone number (352) 392-1711, fax number: (352) 392-6950, toll free: 800-327-4218, learn@dce.ufl.edu.

Common Career Technical Core – Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that educators should seek to develop in their students.  These practices are not exclusive to a Career Pathway, program of study, discipline or level of education.  Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study. 

1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee. 

2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. 

3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being. 

4. Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason. 

5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions. 

6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation. 

7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies. 

8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 

9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management. 

10. Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. 

11. Use technology to enhance productivity. 

12. Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence. 

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

01.0	Bail bond laws, rules and regulations.
02.0	Professional relationships.
03.0	Operating a bail bond agency.
04.0	Arrest laws.
05.0	Arrest techniques and search of defendant.
06.0	Demonstrate defense tactics.
07.0	Collateral.
08.0	Forfeitures, estreatures and judgments.
09.0	Civil law.
10.0	Courtroom demeanor and court organization.
11.0	Criminal law.

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Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Program Title:	Bail Bond Agent 
Career Certificate Program Number:	P430135

Course Number:  SCY0050 
Occupational Completion Point:  A 
Bail Bond Agent – 120 Hours 	
01.0	Bail bond laws, rules and regulations. The student will be able to: 	
01.01	Locate and discuss Chapters 648, Bail Bond Agents and Chapter 903, Bail in the Florida Statutes (F.S.).	
01.02	Discuss the rules and regulations contained in Chapter 69B-221, Regulation of Limited Surety Agents, in the Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.).	
02.0	Professional relationships. The student will be able to: 	
02.01	Discuss the relationship between the agent and the client:	
•	Initial contact, s. 69B-221.095, F.A.C. and s. 648.44(1)(a-c), F.S.	
•	Disposition of cases, s. 648.571, F.S.	
•	Court appearances, s. 648.44(1)(n), F.S.	
•	Posting a bond, s. 69B-221.105 and .145, F.A.C.	
•	Taking collateral, s. 69B-221.120, .125, .130, .135, F.A.C. and s. 648.442 and 648.571, F.S.	
02.02	Discuss the relationship between the agent and the family of the client.	
02.03	Discuss the relationship between the agent and the indemnitor, s. 69B-221.140, F.A.C.	
02.04	Describe the relationship with court system personnel, s. 648.42, .421 and .44(2), F.S.	
02.05	Describe 648.44(1)(a), F.S. as it applies to Bail Bondsman.	
02.06	Discuss how to relate to law enforcement personnel.	
02.07	Understand how to refer clients to helpful programs for their specific needs (i.e., A.A., drug rehabilitation, etc.).	
03.0	Operating a bail bond agency. The student will be able to: 	
03.01	Understand the general office procedures of an agent, s. 648.295, 648.36, 648.365, F.S. and 69B-221.051, F.A.C.	
03.02	Review the forms used to execute a bail bond, s. 69B-221.051, .055, .125, .130 and .155, F.A.C., including bond power, s. 648.43, 648.441, F.S., affidavit form, statement form and appearance bond.	
03.03	Review and complete an application for bail, s. 69B-221.055(2), F.A.C.	
03.04	Review and complete an indemnity agreement, s. 69B-221.140, F.A.C.	
03.05	Maintain a daily bond register, s. 69B-221.055(1), F.A.C.	
03.06	Maintain an individual file for each client, s. 69B-221.055(2), F.A.C.	
03.07	Correctly complete a pre-numbered receipt for money, collateral, or any other consideration accepted for any bail bond or other undertaking which they execute, s. 69B-221.055, .115 and .120, F.A.C.	
03.08	Understand the required forms and conditions for accepting and handling collateral, s. 69B-221.120, .125, .130, .135, F.A.C. and 648.442, F.S.	
03.09	Understand advertising requirements and limitations, s. 648.44(1) and 626.9541, F.S.	
03.10	Describe the procedure for the use of credit cards and cash advance facilities in conjunction with issuing bail bonds, s. 69B-221.145, F.A.C.	
03.11	Understand the requirements for the use of bank accounts for collateral security, s. 648.442(3), F.S.	
03.12	Understand the terms of a certificate of cancellation (bond discharge).	
03.13	Discuss premium refunds, s. 69B-221.110 and .105(5), F.A.C.	
03.14	Discuss appeal bonds, s. 924.15, 903.131 and 903.132, F.S.	
03.15	Discuss who may own an agency and the licensing requirements for agency owners, s. 648.285(1), F.S.	
03.16	Understand the appointment requirements and responsibilities of primary bail bond agents, s. 69B-221.051, F.A.C. and s. 648.387, F.S.	
03.17	Understand the restrictions on temporary limited surety agents, s. 648.382 and 648.355, F.S.	
03.18	Understand the duties, responsibilities and required supervision of temporary limited surety agents, s. 648.355, F.S.	
04.0	Arrest laws. The student will be able to: 	
04.01	Explain the following:	
•	s. 903.21, F.S. and 69B-221.100, F.A.C.; Method of surrender and exoneration of obligers.	
•	s. 903.22, F.S., Arrest of principal by surety before forfeiture.	
•	s. 903.29, F.S., Arrest of principal by surety after forfeiture.	
•	s. 843.15, F.S., Bail jumping.	
04.02	Discuss the following case law relating to arrest powers:	
•	Taylor v. Taintor – U.S. Supreme Court	
•	Masterson v. Hathaway	
•	Com. v. Brickett	
•	Nicolls v. Ingersoll	
•	Puerto Rico v. Branstad (Extradition Act 18 U.S.C. 3182)	
•	Register v. Barton, 75 So.2d 187 (Fla.1954).	
04.03	Describe conditions of arrest, s. 648.30 and s. 903.29, F.S.:	
•	Agent’s right to delegate arrest power, s. 648.30(3), F.S.	
•	importance of certified copy of bond, s. 903.21, F.S.	
•	Positive identification of defendant.	
•	Custody and control of defendant after arrest by surety.	
o	Most direct route to deliver defendant to court jurisdiction.	
o	Surrender slip from detention facility.	
o	DFS Statement of Surrender Form, s. 648.4425, F.S. and 69B-221.100, F.A.C., (Form # DFS-H2-1542).	
04.04	Describe the liability of the agent and of the surety company for false arrest.	
05.0	Arrest techniques and search of defendant. The student will be able to: 	
05.01	Discuss skip tracing techniques:	
•	Failure to appear with no estreatures. 	
•	Importance of application, photograph and certified copy of bond	
05.02	Demonstrate handcuffing techniques.	
05.03	Check for weapons. 	
06.0	Demonstrate defensive tactics. The student will be able to: 	
06.01	Demonstrate self-defense techniques.	
06.02	Understand safety precautions.	
06.03	Know the elements of attack; surprise, speed, skill and strength.	
06.04	Demonstrate methods of approach; mental alertness, position and defensive stance.	
06.05	Understand the use of pressure points and sensitive areas.	
06.06	Discuss the importance of body fitness, exercises for body toning and practice of holds and breaking holds.	
07.0	Collateral. The student will be able to: 	
07.01	Identify forms of collateral, s. 69B-221.120, .125, .130, .135, F.A.C. and s. 648.442, F.S.	
07.02	Determine value adequacy of collateral.	
07.03	Describe how to record documents/documentary stamps and name of indemnitor and issue receipts for return of collateral, s. 69B-221.105 and .120, F.A.C.	
07.04	Discuss collateral risks.	
08.0	Forfeitures, estreatures and judgments. The student will be able to: 	
08.01	Discuss why a stay order would apply.	
08.02	Discuss why a “rule to show cause” would be file against a surety company.	
08.03	Discuss certified judgments, s. 627.427, 648.44(1)(m) and 903.27, F.S.	
08.04	Discuss surrender of the defendant before breach of bond, s. 903.20, .22 and .28, F.S.	
08.05	Describe payments/non-payments of estreatures/forfeitures, s. 903.26 F.S.	
08.06	Discuss ramifications for non-payment of forfeitures and judgments, s. 648.44(1)(m) and 903.27 F.S.	
09.0	Civil law. The student will be able to: 	
09.01	Understand the difference between:	
•	Civil and criminal law.	
•	Case law, Florida Statutes, and Constitutional Law.	
•	Civil law-agent liability for client injury.	
09.02	Know the types of damages; compensatory and punitive.	
09.03	Know the courts of civil law:	
•	Federal Court – jurisdiction	
•	Florida State Court – jurisdiction	
•	County court	
•	Circuit court	
•	Appellate courts	
•	Florida Supreme Court	
09.04	Discuss intentional torts:	
•	Six elements necessary in posing a Malicious prosecution action	
•	False arrest action and grounds for defense	
09.05	Understand the concepts of a civil suit; complaint, answer, discovery, summary judgment, trial, motion for new trial, appeal, certification to the Supreme Court of Florida and final disposition.	
09.06	Understand conduct to avoid a civil lawsuit.	
09.07	Understand privileged information as applied to surety agent and client relationship and as applied to attorney and client relationship.	
10.0	Courtroom demeanor and court organization. The student will be able to: 	
10.01	Discuss demeanor regarding:	
•	Appearance before the court	
•	Responding to court questions	
•	Approaching the bench	
•	Conduct as a witness	
•	Perjury	
•	Promptness	
10.02	Discuss court organization:	
•	Circuit Court	
o	General Jurisdiction (Civil)	
o	Juvenile and Family Division	
o	Probate	
o	Criminal Division	
•	County Court	
o	Civil Division	
o	Magistrate Division	
o	Crimes Division	
o	Branch Court Division/Full Branch Courts/Traffic Branch Courts	
11.0	Criminal law. The student will be able to: 	
11.01	Know what constitutes a felony, misdemeanor, traffic offense and infraction.	
11.02	Know the basic elements of a crime:	
•	Actus Reaus	
o	Affirmative acts	
o	Negative acts	
•	Mens Rea- Criminal Intent	
11.03	Understand specific intent relative to knowledge and relative to motive.	
11.04	Understand liabilities:	
•	For the crimes of others	
o	18 U.S.C. Sec. 2. Principals	
o	Chapter 843, F.S. – Obstructing Justice	
•	Refusing assistance to a prison officer	
•	Neglect or refusal to aid a peace officer	
•	Falsely impersonating an officer	
•	Compounding a felony	
•	Forgery	
11.05	Define common law, statutory law and rules and regulations of administrative branches.	

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

Special Notes

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Cooperative Training – OJT

On-the-job training is appropriate but not required for this program.  Whenever offered, the rules, guidelines, and requirements specified in the OJT framework apply. 

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities to meet individual needs and ensure equal access. Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors. Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education. Accommodations change the way the student is instructed. Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems. Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

Note: postsecondary curriculum and regulated secondary programs cannot be modified.