A lot of people are dumbstruck when they hear the judge announce the amount they will be required to pay the court to be released on bail. Even minor offences can require bail amounts exceeding the thousand dollar mark. Often, the high price of bail can force you to stay in jail while awaiting trial, […]
Unless you’ve ever been in a situation where you’ve been exposed to the bail bonds process firsthand, chances are you’ve gotten most of your experience with the subject through television programming. Crime dramas, cop shows and reality TV have given all of us a sneak peak at arrests and bonds, but is what we’re seeing […]
Nine times out of ten, a person facing criminal charges who has been bonded out knows the severity of their situation and shows up for their scheduled court appearances when they’re supposed to. There’s always that small sliver of a chance, however, that they’ll skip town and completely avoid going to trial. When a bond […]