Here is a very general overview of the bail system:
Starting with the initial call a bail agent will obtain the necessary
information from you so we can verify where the person is in
custody, determine if they have been fully booked in, find out if
the jail is planning on transferring them, get the bail amount,
charges and court date. We then explain the bail bond(s) cost to
you and what are our obligations as Indemnitor/co-signer on the
bail bond(s). Arrangements are made for you to sign the Bail
Bond Agreement and other documents. Once the contracts are
signed and the defendant has been completely cleared by the jail
to bail out, a bail agent will then post the bail bond at the jail
where the defendant is located. Release time varies from twenty
minutes to an hour in half if the defendant is at a local police or
sheriff's station. But if the defendant has been transferred or is
taken straight to the Central County Jail, the release time can
take from three to twelve hours and sometimes even more. We
give you the best release time estimate we can at the time we do
your transaction.
Here is a more detailed explanation about the Bail
Bonds Procedure:
A California bail bond typically costs 10% of the bail amount. For
instance; if the bail amount is $10,000, then the bond premium
cost is $1,000. Of course if you don’t have the 10% of the bond
initially, we do offer Payment plans and discounts with approved
credit and special circumstances. The $1,000 fee is charged as
the postage fee to post/put up the $10,000 Bond.
Once the bond is posted and the person in custody is bailed out
and walks out of the jail the $1,000 Premium charge is non-
refundable. Whether they are out of jail for one minute or one
year, the bond premium cost stays the same price. If charges are
not filed, the case is dismissed, the person was falsely accused,
etc., the bond premium will not be returned because that is the fee
that is charged to Bail out of jail for as long as your case lasts.
However, if the case goes on for several months, maybe a year,
the Defendant has the benefit of being out on bail and free to live
a normal life in between court dates instead of being in custody
and locked up. Many people who get bail bonds feel they have a
better chance of fighting their case if they are out of custody.
They are able to access more resources to fight there case and
can present a better image to the judge. They can dress in a suit
or presentable clothes instead of a county jail jumpsuit.
The bond is exonerated when the defendant’s case is either a D.A.
Reject, dismissed, sentenced, etc. If the case turns out to be a D.
A. Reject, there is a 15-Business-Day period before the bond is
exonerated. Exonerated means that the court no longer needs a
Bail Agency to make sure that the defendant shows up to court.
Once the bond is exonerated, the Bond Agency , the co-signer(s),
and defendant are no longer responsible or Liable for the Full Bail
Bond(s) Amount. But, if the bond premium cost has not been paid
in full after the bond is Exonerated, then the co-signer(s) and
defendant are still responsible to pay the Bond premium cost in
full.
Collateral is not always needed but if it’s required then whatever
is given will be returned within 30 days after the bail bond(s) is or
are exonerated and the bond premium is paid in full. In order for
the collateral to be returned, the Exoneration Slip for each bond
that was posted has to be picked up from the court assigned as
proof that the bond is exonerated. Quite often, people will call and
say the judge, bailiff, court clerk or someone at the court told
them their bail bond was exonerated and they can go get their
bond premium back from the bail agent. Surprisingly, many people
in the court system don't fully understand how the bail system
works. If you have any questions regarding a bail bond(s), please
feel free to contact our office and we will be glad to help you.
Starting with the initial call a bail agent will obtain the necessary
information from you so we can verify where the person is in
custody, determine if they have been fully booked in, find out if
the jail is planning on transferring them, get the bail amount,
charges and court date. We then explain the bail bond(s) cost to
you and what are our obligations as Indemnitor/co-signer on the
bail bond(s). Arrangements are made for you to sign the Bail
Bond Agreement and other documents. Once the contracts are
signed and the defendant has been completely cleared by the jail
to bail out, a bail agent will then post the bail bond at the jail
where the defendant is located. Release time varies from twenty
minutes to an hour in half if the defendant is at a local police or
sheriff's station. But if the defendant has been transferred or is
taken straight to the Central County Jail, the release time can
take from three to twelve hours and sometimes even more. We
give you the best release time estimate we can at the time we do
your transaction.
Here is a more detailed explanation about the Bail
Bonds Procedure:
A California bail bond typically costs 10% of the bail amount. For
instance; if the bail amount is $10,000, then the bond premium
cost is $1,000. Of course if you don’t have the 10% of the bond
initially, we do offer Payment plans and discounts with approved
credit and special circumstances. The $1,000 fee is charged as
the postage fee to post/put up the $10,000 Bond.
Once the bond is posted and the person in custody is bailed out
and walks out of the jail the $1,000 Premium charge is non-
refundable. Whether they are out of jail for one minute or one
year, the bond premium cost stays the same price. If charges are
not filed, the case is dismissed, the person was falsely accused,
etc., the bond premium will not be returned because that is the fee
that is charged to Bail out of jail for as long as your case lasts.
However, if the case goes on for several months, maybe a year,
the Defendant has the benefit of being out on bail and free to live
a normal life in between court dates instead of being in custody
and locked up. Many people who get bail bonds feel they have a
better chance of fighting their case if they are out of custody.
They are able to access more resources to fight there case and
can present a better image to the judge. They can dress in a suit
or presentable clothes instead of a county jail jumpsuit.
The bond is exonerated when the defendant’s case is either a D.A.
Reject, dismissed, sentenced, etc. If the case turns out to be a D.
A. Reject, there is a 15-Business-Day period before the bond is
exonerated. Exonerated means that the court no longer needs a
Bail Agency to make sure that the defendant shows up to court.
Once the bond is exonerated, the Bond Agency , the co-signer(s),
and defendant are no longer responsible or Liable for the Full Bail
Bond(s) Amount. But, if the bond premium cost has not been paid
in full after the bond is Exonerated, then the co-signer(s) and
defendant are still responsible to pay the Bond premium cost in
full.
Collateral is not always needed but if it’s required then whatever
is given will be returned within 30 days after the bail bond(s) is or
are exonerated and the bond premium is paid in full. In order for
the collateral to be returned, the Exoneration Slip for each bond
that was posted has to be picked up from the court assigned as
proof that the bond is exonerated. Quite often, people will call and
say the judge, bailiff, court clerk or someone at the court told
them their bail bond was exonerated and they can go get their
bond premium back from the bail agent. Surprisingly, many people
in the court system don't fully understand how the bail system
works. If you have any questions regarding a bail bond(s), please
feel free to contact our office and we will be glad to help you.
How The Bail System Works
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