Getting arrested can be one of the low points of one's life. It not only looks good on record, but the very experience of being locked up in a jail is harrowing.
Being surrounded by others who may have committed grisly crimes or whose vocation is illegal doesn't make for a good experience.
So, whenever you get arrested, getting out of the lock up, as soon as possible, is the very first thing anyone would think of.
People go overboard trying to get out of jail.
The first step that is to be taken to get out lock up is to apply for bail.
How does that happen? You can get bailed by procuring a bail bond.
A bail bond is a document that exempts you from spending time in the lockup for a guarantee that he or she will appear in court, in the legal proceedings, as when summoned by the court.
The degree of crime – This has the biggest influence on the amount of bond. If you have been booked for a petty crime, then chances are, the judge will set the amount really low.
On the contrary, if you have been booked for assault or murder, then the judge may not allow to avail for bail bond, or worse, may keep it really high.
In most jurisdictions, bond agents have to be licensed to carry on business within the state. There are some more seemingly unlikely organizations that often provide bail bonds.
AAA, for instance, will often extend its auto coverage to include local bail bonds for traffic related arrests.
This provides an extra service to their members, and frees the member from needing immediate cash.
However, long time bail agents have said that they have never posted a bail bond through AAA, the reason being that AAA won't cover any arrest involving drugs or alcohol.
AAA drivers who are stopped for traffic infractions are given tickets and those who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol are arrested and AAA doesn't cover their release from jail.
Being surrounded by others who may have committed grisly crimes or whose vocation is illegal doesn't make for a good experience.
So, whenever you get arrested, getting out of the lock up, as soon as possible, is the very first thing anyone would think of.
People go overboard trying to get out of jail.
The first step that is to be taken to get out lock up is to apply for bail.
How does that happen? You can get bailed by procuring a bail bond.
A bail bond is a document that exempts you from spending time in the lockup for a guarantee that he or she will appear in court, in the legal proceedings, as when summoned by the court.
The degree of crime – This has the biggest influence on the amount of bond. If you have been booked for a petty crime, then chances are, the judge will set the amount really low.
On the contrary, if you have been booked for assault or murder, then the judge may not allow to avail for bail bond, or worse, may keep it really high.
In most jurisdictions, bond agents have to be licensed to carry on business within the state. There are some more seemingly unlikely organizations that often provide bail bonds.
AAA, for instance, will often extend its auto coverage to include local bail bonds for traffic related arrests.
This provides an extra service to their members, and frees the member from needing immediate cash.
However, long time bail agents have said that they have never posted a bail bond through AAA, the reason being that AAA won't cover any arrest involving drugs or alcohol.
AAA drivers who are stopped for traffic infractions are given tickets and those who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol are arrested and AAA doesn't cover their release from jail.