You’ll be happy to know that there is no direct impact on a bond if the defendant is re-arrested. However, this second arrested is counted as an entirely separate case. The defendant in question will require an entirely new bond, assuming the court sets bail for the new charges. However, it’s important to note that, […]
What to Avoid While on Bond
If you have been arrested and are awaiting trial, chances are, depending on the crime in question, the judge will allow you to post bail. In doing so, you ensure your freedom until the trial date. That freedom is something you want to keep, right? Well, there are conditions when you are released on bond. […]
Will I Receive My Bail Money Back After the Case?
When you bail yourself or a loved one out of jail, you’re putting a lot of money on the line. You won’t always have that money returned to you, though. For instance, if the defendant does not appear in court on all of the required dates, then the bail money is forfeit. Now, let’s go […]
How to Get a Bail Bond
You hear about bail in the paper and see it on the news, but what does “posting bail” really mean? When an individual is arrested for their crimes, they are held in jail until their first court appearance. Here, the judge will decide to release them on bail or their own recognizance. It all depends […]
What You Must Know Before Calling a Bail Bond Agent
Before you pick up the phone and call a local bail bond agency, you need to have some crucial information that will help you secure a quick jail release for the defendant. Whether that is you or a loved one, we go through the information the bail bond agent will require. Paying for Bonds Hiring […]
Here is How the Bail Bond Process Works in Texas
When you or a loved one is arrested in Texas, the defendant is generally taken in for booking at a local law enforcement station. Once arrested, there are several options to secure a quick jail release. For starters, bail is a guaranteed solution. However, the bail bond process is quite complex. There is a lot […]
Bail Reforms are Not a New Dream
The buzz about bail reforms might seem to be a new movement, but if you look back, you can easily find that this is not the case. 50 years ago, Attorney General Robert Kennedy convened the first National Conference on Bail and Criminal Justice. In 1966, two years after that first conference, the Bail Reform […]
Beth Chapman has Throat Cancer
I say “Bounty Hunter,” you say “DOG!” Most everyone knows about the famous Hawaiian bail bondsman and his eccentric family of bounty hunters. Duane Chapman and his wife of 11 years, Beth Chapman, are now facing one of the worst trials of their entire life together. Beth has stage 2 throat cancer. In a letter […]
Harris County Bail Revamp Raises Concerns
By Contributor on August 23, 2017 in Bail Bond Agent, Bail Bond Forms, Bail Bond Laws & Regulations, Bail Bond Payment
It seems like the entire nation is seeing reforms to bail systems, usually having to do with the way traditional bail systems seem to penalize people of modest means. People with little to no available cash to secure their release languish in jail before their trial date, while many people, often arraigned for severe charges […]
New Bail System in NJ Lowers Jail Populations
By Contributor on August 16, 2017 in Bail Bond Agent, Bail Bond Forms, Bail Bond Laws & Regulations, Bail Bond Payment
In New Jersey, a new bail system has created a variety of reactions, from many different interest groups. While some praise the new system and call for reforms of a similar nature in other states, others believe that the new system is making a bad problem worse, and causing trouble for innocent citizens in the […]