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When a Person Gets Arrested & Booked for a serious crime
• They must wait in jail until a bail hearing, where a judge will set the bail amount
• If the person cannot afford bail, they must wait in jail until their court date
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But there’s a better option...
HIRE A BAIL AGENT!
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When contacting a Bail agenthave as much information as possible
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Always AvailableBail Agents are usually on call 24/7 and are likely to answer your call regardless of the time of day
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What do I pay?
• Bail agents usually charge between 10%-15% of the total bail amount
• You do not get this money back
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• In some cases you may be asked to sign over collateral to the bail agent
• Collateral is property like a house, car, art or jewelry
• This helps to guarantee that the defendant appears in court
What About Collateral?
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The Bail Agent will post the bond
once the premium has been paid and any collateral has been signed over
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Now, The defendant is released
This can take a short time or several hours, depending on how crowded the jail is
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After Being Released
• The defendant must be present for any and all court proceedings
• They must also meet any other conditions as set by the bail agent
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if a defendant fails to appear in court
• The bail agent must pay the full bail amount to the court
• The bail agent will then locate the defendant and most likely return them to jail
(or if bail conditions are otherwise violated)
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IF the defendant appears in court
Then there should be nothing to worry about!
(and all other bail conditions are fulfilled)
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The bond is exonerated(or completed) when the trial is over
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ANd That’s
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