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Bail allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody so they can continue their lives while they prepare for their day in court. A sum of money, real property or bail bond needs to be posted by or on behalf of a defendant to guarantee their appearance in court. The right to reasonable bail is a guarantee under the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.

The court sets the amount of bail required for the defendant’s release. The bail bond guarantees payment of the full bail amount to the court if the defendant does not show up for all scheduled appearances. These bail bonds are offered by licensed bail service providers.

A bail bond is a financial guarantee made by or on behalf of a criminal defendant to guarantee their appearance in court. Failure by the defendant to appear will result in a bail bond forfeiture.

The bail bond amount is the full amount of the bail that is set by the court. The premium is payable to the bail service provider for providing the pre-trial release service.

A co-signer/guarantor is the person(s) willing to be responsible for the defendant while they are out on bail and who co-assumes financial responsibility, including guarantee of the full bail bond amount.

A bail bond is exonerated when the legal process has finished. It does not matter whether the defendant is found guilty/innocent or if the case has been dismissed. At this point, the bail bond is discharged. However, any unpaid fees charged by the bail service provider are still owed.

A forfeiture occurs when a defendant fails to appear in court. If a defendant misses a court date, a bench warrant is issued for their arrest.

A summary judgment is issued by the court if, following a bail bond forfeiture, the deadline for reinstating the bond or returning the defendant to custody has passed. Upon issuance of a summary judgment, the full bail amount must be paid.

A defendant who has failed to appear in court can have their warrant removed and the bail bond re-activated. This proceeding may result in additional fees to the defendant/co-signer.

All cases are different. To answer this question in your case please contact a licensed member of our staff in the nearest Power Bail Bonds office, or by calling us at 1-844-499-2245 and we can help direct you.

The defendant/co-signer are responsible for the premium and any fees incurred by the bail service provider on their behalf. These monies are earned at the time the defendant is released from custody and therefore not subject to return. This is the case even if the defendant is found innocent, the case is dismissed or the defendant is placed back into custody for another offense.

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Perhaps the most commonly searched question pertaining to arrests on the Internet is “how to bail someone out of jail”. Below are the two main options for bailing someone out of jail.

Option #1)

While there are a few available options, the fastest and most effective route is to call an agency that specializes in Bail Bonds in Los Angeles. If someone you know is stuck behind bars and has recently been booked, the best thing for you to do is to call a local Bail Bonds agency and ask them to look up the arrestees’ case. If you have the name of the jail that they were taken to, their name, birth date, and any other helpful information, the bondsman will be able to swiftly contact the jail to acquire all of the necessary details about their case, including if they qualify for bail. For more serious crimes, the option for bail might be non-existent as the arrestee could be seen as a threat to society and therefore held in the system until their arraignment date. Your Bail Bondsman will then reach out to you after having spoken to the jail, and explain all of your options. Typically, when a bail bonds agency fronts the bail amount, they require a 10% non-refundable deposit. This percentage is based on the overall bail amount. For example, if bail is set to $10,000, you would be required to pay the bonds agency $1,000 before they post the full bail amount in order to release your loved one. Once the full payment clears, your loved one will be let out of jail on bail and under strict terms and agreements.

Option #2)

If you assume the responsibility as the co-signer and can afford to front the entire bail amount, the responsibility now rests on you to ensure your loved one makes all of their court dates and hearings, otherwise, the bail agreement becomes nullified, and all of your money is taken by the courts. In addition, the arrestee will become a wanted individual. Essentially, if you can afford it, you do not have to go through a Bail Bonds agency, however, the inherent risk of assuming responsibility for someone else will increase substantially, as you will forfeit all of your money if the arrestee does not make their scheduled hearings as compared to the 10% deposit you would pay to a Bonds agency.

As previously explained, if you decide to work with a Los Angeles Bail Bonds Company, you will be asked to pay a non-refundable downpayment which legally cannot exceed 10% of the asking bail amount. In this scenario, regardless of the case outcome, the bail bonds agency will get their money back if the defendant shows up to all of their scheduled hearings and court dates. However, if the defendant chooses to miss any one of their scheduled court dates then the agency will assume financial responsibility for the individual and forfeit the full bail amount to the courts.

Similarly, if you decide to forgo working with a Bail Bonds agency and you front the money yourself, then you will get 100% of your money back if the defendant appears to all of their scheduled hearings. If they do not appear, you will lose 100% of the bail money you fronted to the court.