ONLINE CLASSES Mississippi Bail Agents Association offers both online Continuing Education and Pre Licenses classes. These classes are Online and are available NOW. Click the Event Tab above and register. Once you have registered for your online class under the EVENT tab you can log into your class by clicking the link below.
Log into your online class - CLICK HERE Tips for beginning your class To get started with your online course follow the email link you received after registration. Under My Learning Center click on blue bar that says click here to view my course The course will be at the bottom of the page in blue print - click the course in blue Click the Start button and begin There will be a book to read and videos to watch. Once complete submit your work and print your certificate.
Educational courses and transcripts Look up your current 8 hour transcripts here -clicking here.
How to become a Bail BondsmanTo become a bail agent in Mississippi, you must be Twenty-one (21) years old with no criminal record. You cannot be a law enforcement officer or a law enforcement officers spouse nor can you be a practicing attorney. You cannot be related to a law enforcement officer or judicial official in the county where you write bonds. You must successfully complete a forty (40) hour pre-licensing class, pass an examination and complete the application process which includes submission of fingerprints and a photograph. The 40 hour class cost $850.00 and is taught online by the Mississippi Bail Agents Association. Depending on the type of license, the fees range from Forty Dollars ($40.00) to One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to the Mississippi Insurance Department (MID). Additionally, you must pass an examination administered by the MID that will cost approximately $100.00 and you must be fingerprinted by MID which will cost $50.00. After the first year, an agent is required to have 8 hours of continuing education per year in order to maintain their license. This continuing education class is taught online with the Mississippi Bail Agents Association.
PEARSON VUE - SIGN UP FOR EXAM Tips for taking the state exam: Before taking the state exam MBAA recommends that you download the Pre Licenses book that is provided within your course and study each chapter thoroughly before taking the exam. Testing Center: Pearson Vue / www.pearsonvue.com / (888) 293-4222 Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 7:00pm CT, Closed on local holidays Please call our Association Office at 601-899-8599 with any further questions. |