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Top Bail Bond Questions and Answers

Bail Amounts

Are the bail amounts different throughout California or are they all the same for the same crime?

Bail Studies

Are There Actual Studies About What Happens when a Person is Released on his Own Recognizance Versus When a Person is Released on Bail.

Bail Agent Charges

Do bail bonding agencies always charge 10%?

Bail for Murder Defendants

Does a judge always grant bail for a murder defendant?

The reality of bail

Does bail happen in real life like it does on TV?

When is Bail Denied?

Does it ever happen that bail is denied?

No trial for a person that posts bail?

Does it ever happen that someone posts bail and does not go to court to stand trial.?

Becoming a bail bondsman

How do bail bondsmen get into the business?

Dealing with court no-shows

How Do Bail Bondsmen Prevent Failures to Appear in Court?

Bail Agent Services

How Does a Bail Agent Offer Assistance to Defendants?

Is there a limit to bail bonds based on number of arrests?

How many times can someone be arrested and still get out of jail on bail?

Bail Bondsman Fees

How to bail bonding agencies make their money?

Should you only use trusted Bondsman?

I have always heard that people should only use bail bondsmen that they like because the bondsmen could be in their lives for a long time.

Types of Bail Bonds

I have heard that there are different types of bail bonds and am curious to know the difference.

Counterfeiting Violations

I was arrested for using fake coins in the toll booth. My bail was set at $10,000.00.

Failure to Appear

Where can I find information about bail bonds and failure to appear.

Bail Amounts for Different Offenses

I was arrested for using fake coins in the toll booth. My bail was set at $10,000.00.

Who needs a bail bondsman?

When people are arrested they will most definitely benefit from the services of a bail bondsman.

Is bail allowed for prior escapee?

I was just curious about whether or not bail would be allowed if a person had tried to escape or had actually escaped from prison before.

I was put into jail for bribery of a judge and resisting arrest. My bail was set at $115,000. However, my attorney said that if I had just resisted arrest and not bribed the judge, my bail would be less. About how much less and why?

Higher DUI bail than friends

I was recently released from jail after a DUI. My bail was higher than a friend’s bail. Why?

Doesn't the bail bonding agency make the down payment?

I went to a bail bonding agency to bail out my cousin and they asked me for $200 for a down payment. I thought the bonding agency made that payment. What’s the deal?

What is real property and why do I need to list it?

I went to fill out the paperwork at a bail bonding agency to get a friend of mine out of jail and they asked me to list my real property on the form. Do I need to do this? If so, what kind of things do I list as real property?

What happens if I don't have the money to bail out my sister?

I went to the jail to get my sister out and was told that I would need to post bail money. An attendant at the jail suggested that I go to a bail bonding agency, but I am not familiar with those places. She directed me down the street from the jail where there are a few. I really didn’t know what to do about it and they wanted a lot of money up front as a deposit so I had to come home and find the money. What can I do to get my sister out of jail if I don’t have any money?

I wrote a check for more than I have in my account.

I wrote a check for more money than I had in my account. When my bank called me, they charged me a fee. I got upset about the fee, but the bank agent said that if they had not covered the cost for me, that I could have been sent to jail and if I had been sent to jail, I’d have to pay $5,000 bail just to get out. Is this true or was he trying to scare me?

Is bail tax deductible?

Is it kind of like a tax?

Do judges deny bail to people they think won't show up to court?

Is it true that a judge will deny bail if he or she thinks that a defendant won’t come to court? If so, how does a judge know that someone won’t show up to court?

Bail Jumping

Is it True that Bail Jumping Is Mostly Prevented by Bail Agents?

Are bail fees different in different counties for the same offense?

Is there a difference between getting bail in Santa Ana and Sacramento? I ask because I was booked for the same thing as my friend in Sacramento but he got a lesser bail amount. What’s the deal?

Kidnapping. Carjacking. What's the differnce?

Is there a difference in the bail amount between carjacking and kidnapping? A friend of a friend was carjacked and her kidnapper was released on bail. I don’t understand how because now she is afraid that her kidnapper will come after her for retaliation.

My boyfriend is in jail and he was denied bail.

He had already been in jail before, but I don’t know why he’s not getting out this time. What’s going on?

My boyfriend was booked on a DUI tonight.

How can I get him out of jail with the little money I have?

Forgot little bottle of alcohol was in pocket when visiting sister in jail.

My brother was going to visit our sister and entered the jail with a sample-sized bottle of alcohol in his pocket. He did not intend to give it to our sister, but had simply forgotten it was there. He is now in jail and has asked me to post bail. What should I do?

Drag Racing

My friend and I were drag racing in Santa Ana. We were both pulled over and because we both had been drinking, we were taken to jail. My friend had to get a bondsman to post bail for him, but I got out on OR. Why was I let off and he wasn’t?

My friend was arrested for stalking ex-girlfriend

My friend was arrested for allegedly stalking his ex-girlfriend. He was not actually stalking her and I think his case will be proven in court. However, in the meantime, he has asked me to help him pay his $150,000 bail. How can I do that when I don’t have nearly that much money? What other options are there?

No money to bail out sister

My sister is in jail and we do not have the money to get her out on bail. What can I do?

Why is the bail so high for a school prank?

My son and his friends were playing a senior prank at their school in which they toilet-papered the grounds of the school and set fire to a tree (they thought it would be funny for some reason). They were actually arrested and each booked on $50,000 because the school is attached to a church (it’s a Catholic school outside of Los Angeles). What I want to know is why the bail is so high and how we can go about paying it.

Our son was arrested for making a fake ID

Our son was arrested for making a fake ID in college. His bail was set at $10,000. We are pretty angry and have not decided whether or not to get him out on bail. He’s been in jail for two days and has had to skip a day of classes. If we do decide to let him out on bail, what do we need to know about bail?