- CALIFORNIA BAIL CERTIFICATION TRAINING MANUAL, VOL I - The California Bail Agent's Reference Book was written to include the vast majority of the most common reference sections of California Law that a Bail Agent or Fugitive Recovery Agent is likely to encounter while writing bail or in the successful apprehension of a fugitive of bail. The California Bail Agent's Reference Book was written by Carlos Antonio Montenegro, a Licensed California Bail Agent and published by the American Bail Agent's Community Resource Center.This 2017 Edition of The California Bail Agent's Reference Book was written for Bail Agents or Fugitive Recovery Agents working in the State of California in Los Angeles County. The California Bail Agent's Reference Book contains summary descriptions of many of the most common, and not so common Sections of the California Penal Code, Vehicle Code, Health & Safety Code, Business & Professions Code and Los Angeles Municipal Code.