If someone is going to be released from jail on bond...?

Question

How does that work? General information, websites, anything would help.

Thank you.

Answer 1

They normall pay 10% of the bail amount and free to go that night pending another court date. Depending on the offence they may be arrested at there next court appearance(waste of money)
If they fail to appear they will have a warrant put out for their arrest and the whole amount of bail will be due.

Charlotte

Answer 2

It means that this person who has a bailbondsperson and they have to appear in court for the court case that he was bonded out on. If he doesn't, the bail bonds will keep the bond money and anything else that is put up to get bond. Bondsman also can put restrictions on you that you stay in the state, etc.

I would highly recommend that you go into the yellow pages of your phone book and looks under Bail Bonds....then call one and talk to them.

You can always also go to the court house and look up the persons name and then the case number. In that information, it will tell you who the bail bonds person is.

Answer 3

My understanding is deposit is given to the gov't to insure your appearance at court. The amount is set by the court. There are businesses that will loan you the money, generally called bail bondsman. They generally will charge 10% of the amount of the bond.

If the court says you can be released on $10,000 bond, you'd need to pony up that $10,000 or hire a bondsman to do it for $1k. You (or the bondsman) would get the 10k back when you appear.

Answer 4

Several type of bonds but usually the bondsman comes to the jail with the paperwork and shortly thereafter the offender is released. Better show up in court though or you could lose whatever you had to put up for surety.

Answer 5

I can tell you my son had $5000 cash or $10,000 bond this is what bonds man told me...would cost me $860 I would never see again that's fee for borrowing money, then $1,000 i would get back at end of case plus I would have $20.000 bank account or property to put as collateral , so for me would have been easier to come up with the 5,000.

Answer 6

Basically, they pay a set amount and sign to say they promise to come to court when they are supposed to. Its not a "deposit" you don't get it back. The bond amount is just what you pay to get out of jail instead of sit there until your court date. ( If they can't pay they have to stay). The amount varies depending on the county and state and what the charge is.

Answer 7

It is different for each state, just contact your local police department. If a friend is arrested the police will tell them or their family how much the bond is set at, you just have to go to the station and pay.