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when a person gets arrested and booked for serious crime
they must wait in jail until a bail hearing at the bail hearing
the judge will set the bail amount if the person cannot afford bail
they must wait in jail until their court date but there's a better option
higher bail agent when contacting avail
agent have as much information as possible including the full name of the
person in jail
what jail the area and their booking number
and the charges
most bail agents are on call 24 hours a day seven days a week
and will likely answer the phone regardless at the time of day
if you're near the jail the bill agent will usually meet you there
to post the bond but in some cases they may be willing to come to your home
if you are not in the same city as the defendant all paperwork in payments can
be handled electronically
or over the phone the bail agent will typically charge between 10 and 15
percent of the total bail amount:
this can be higher or lower depending on the circumstances
and the location of the arrest for example if you have a five thousand
dollar bond
and the bail agent charges you a 15 percent premium
you will pay a $750 dollar fee to the baile
agent you will not get this money back the bill
agent be also ask you to sign over collateral collateral is property
like a house car art or jewelry
that helps guarantee the defendant will show up for court the bail
a jet will post the bond once the premium has been paid
and any collateral has been signed over then the defendant will be released from
jail
the process of bailing someone out can take a short time
or several hours depending on how crowded the jail is
after the person has been released
they must show up for all court proceedings and me
any condition set by the bail agent if the defendant fails to appear in court
the bail agent will be required to pay the full bill amount
which in our example would be five thousand dollars
when this happens or when the defendant violates the bail conditions
the bail agent will locate the defendant and take them back to jail
keep in mind that if the defendant is not make their court date
you could lose any collateral that was signed over with the bond
but as long as the defendant complies with the terms set by the Bell
agent and shows up for all court date you shouldn't have
anything to worry about regardless of whether the defendant is found
innocent or guilty the bond is exonerated or completed once the trial
is over
and that's help bail works. Call the Law Offices of Jesus R. Lopez now at 210-224-5245 and find them at 215 N. San Marcos, San Antonio, Texas 78207.