One of the most powerful statements of American doctrine is that every person is innocent until proven guilty.
This belief is the center of our legal system and is particularly evident in the bail bond system.
This process of allowing a tangible showing of good faith allows those arrested for various crimes to continue their lives while awaiting trial.
If you are arrested a court will set the amount of your bail. This is the amount of money it takes for you to get out of jail while awaiting your court date.
Depending on the seriousness of the crime you are accused of, the bond can be a high amount or a low amount.
The main reason for a bail bond is to ensure that you will be around when the time comes to go to court.
Felony bonds and criminal appeal bonds have significantly higher amounts and almost always require the backing of a bail bondsman.
Federal and immigration bonds are also handled by these professionals.
Both of these involve the federal government, making them more complicated and expensive.
An experienced and full service bail bond office will be needed for these jail bonds.
The bail bond procedure is a bit complicated but after the suspect is granted bail, it is the bondsman duty to ensure that the suspect is present in all the hearings that take place.
He will also make sure that the suspect follows all the boundaries that are set out for him.
10% of the bail bonds amount is the fee that is actually charged.
It usually compensates for the effort and time that the bondsmen puts in.
Bond agents have a standing security agreement with local court officials, in which they agree to post an irrevocable "blanket" bond, which will pay the court if any defendant for whom the bond agent is responsible does not appear.
The bond agent usually has an arrangement with an insurance company, bank or another credit provider to draw on such security, even during hours when the bank is not operating.
This eliminates the need for the bondsman to deposit cash or property with the court every time a new defendant is bailed out.
The laws on bail bonds are generally inconsistent throughout the United States.
Federal laws affecting it include the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution (which contains the Excessive Bail Clause) and the Bail Reform Act of 1984, which was included in the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 198 The Uniform Criminal Extradition Act sponsored by the Uniform Law Commission is widely adopted.
This belief is the center of our legal system and is particularly evident in the bail bond system.
This process of allowing a tangible showing of good faith allows those arrested for various crimes to continue their lives while awaiting trial.
If you are arrested a court will set the amount of your bail. This is the amount of money it takes for you to get out of jail while awaiting your court date.
Depending on the seriousness of the crime you are accused of, the bond can be a high amount or a low amount.
The main reason for a bail bond is to ensure that you will be around when the time comes to go to court.
Felony bonds and criminal appeal bonds have significantly higher amounts and almost always require the backing of a bail bondsman.
Federal and immigration bonds are also handled by these professionals.
Both of these involve the federal government, making them more complicated and expensive.
An experienced and full service bail bond office will be needed for these jail bonds.
The bail bond procedure is a bit complicated but after the suspect is granted bail, it is the bondsman duty to ensure that the suspect is present in all the hearings that take place.
He will also make sure that the suspect follows all the boundaries that are set out for him.
10% of the bail bonds amount is the fee that is actually charged.
It usually compensates for the effort and time that the bondsmen puts in.
Bond agents have a standing security agreement with local court officials, in which they agree to post an irrevocable "blanket" bond, which will pay the court if any defendant for whom the bond agent is responsible does not appear.
The bond agent usually has an arrangement with an insurance company, bank or another credit provider to draw on such security, even during hours when the bank is not operating.
This eliminates the need for the bondsman to deposit cash or property with the court every time a new defendant is bailed out.
The laws on bail bonds are generally inconsistent throughout the United States.
Federal laws affecting it include the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution (which contains the Excessive Bail Clause) and the Bail Reform Act of 1984, which was included in the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 198 The Uniform Criminal Extradition Act sponsored by the Uniform Law Commission is widely adopted.