Posts Tagged ‘bail bond process’

Beating the bail bonds industry

Monday, March 29th, 2010

In order to bail someone out of jail as quickly as possible, you need to know a few things about the bail bonds industry beforehand. Most people don’t have a clue what they are getting themselves into, and that can often mean extra problems in the future and confusion initially.

When you need to bail someone out of jail, you’re going to want to talk to a large bail bond agency. Don’t pick a small agency or a single bondsman, and make sure they’ve got a good history of bailing people out of jail, before you talk to them. When you talk to the agency, they’re going to ask you a few specific questions. These will generally be things like the name of the arrestee and your own personal details, but bear in mind you will need proof of identification. Make sure you bring these details with you, or have them ready, when you speak to a bail bonds agency, because it’s the very first part of the bail bonds process.

Once you’ve given them your details, you’re going to need to sort out the collateral and pay the 10% premium of the bond. Make sure you take your time with this decision and talk to the agency about the different options you have. It’s important that you aren’t risking your own financial future too much.

Once you’ve done that, the arrestee will be released when possible by the jail. The next part is highly important, because you need to keep track of that person until they appear in court when summoned. If they skip out on their bail, you will have to pay the full amount of the bond, which is a horrifying prospect. Once the court date is finished, you can breathe easy, safe in the knowledge that you have beaten the bail bonds industry.

Bail Process in Florida

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

I think there is much misconception of what bail is, and what Florida Bail Bondsman do.  I get this question a lot, “well if the bail is $20,000.00 then why do you need collateral and the $2,000 premium?  I though is was one or the other.  Unfortunately this is not the case.  The 10% standard premium is the fee for the bail bondsman to post the full amount of the bond to the jail.  They do this either with a Power of Attorney or some professional bondsman use cash.  Either way, the jail has the full $20,000 bond at the jail.   The reason collateral may be needed is to secure the full amount of the bond, the $20,000 in the event the defendant skip bail and the bail bondsman has to pay the bond.  Some may be asking why even use a bail bondsman though.  Firstly, the jail doesn’t take 10%, they will require the full amount of the bail bond in cash.  County jails do not accept property or other items of value as security for the bond.  These are all the things that make using a bail bondsman convenient.  Talk to you bondsman, they will explain everything to you.