HOW BAIL PROCESS WORKS

HOW BAIL PROCESS WORKS

After someone is arrested for a crime, they are taken to the jail for "processing". At the jail, you will be booked and assigned a bail amount. This process can usually take 1 to 8 hours, depending on the workload of the jail staff and how busy it is at that time. After that, your bail will be set according by the offense they committed as well as priors on file.

During the booking process, an inmate can call a friend or family member. This is your best chance to collect information which will be important once bail is posted. Write down all of the details they share with you, including their full name, jail they are held in and their booking number.

The five most common methods of being released after an arrest are as follows:

1. Citation Release A release on citation means that the accused is not taken to jail following the arrest.

Instead, they are given a citation and allowed to go home with the promise of showing up in court later.

2. Own Recognizance (O.R.) Someone who has been arrested for, or charged with, an offense other than a capital offense may be released on his or her own recognizance by a court or magistrate.

3. Cash bail If you or someone you know has been arrested and detained, a Cash Bail can be a means of getting them released from jail. The money is held by the Department of Finance and will be returned to you if the defendant returns to court for their trial.

4. Property bond In some instances, you can bail someone out of jail by posting property instead of cash.

Property bonds provide an alternative to cash if you are low on funds and don’t have enough money to pay the premium.

5. Surety Bond (Bail Bond) Most common method of bail. A legal contract between an indemnitor (co-signer) and bail agency, who pays the full amount if the principal does not appear in court on the scheduled date.

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