To understand bail bond services, you first have to know what bail is and what a bond is. Bail is defined as a set amount of money that acts as insurance between the court and the defendant whereby, they are allowed to maintain their freedom as they await the conclusion of their trial. Bail is usually posted in cash and property varies depending on various factors such as the profile of the defendant, the nature of the case, and how much the prosecutor is pushing against the issuance of bail. Cash bonds -full amount of bond is put up with the court condition or hold for fines. Property bonds are the amount of property must exide or be the same as the bail bond – said property must hold by the courts until case is disallowed or defender is found innocent or guilty, which could take up to 1-5yrs in the courts. The money is usually refunded at the end of the trial when the defendant complies with all conditions that had been agreed but the court reserves the right to hold it if you break even one condition. If one isn’t able to post their bail, then they are forced to stay in remand for the entirety of the trial, which brings us to bail bonding Decatur, AL. 

A bail bond is a type of surety bond provided by a surety bond company through either a Bail Bondsman or bail agent that safeguards the release of a defendant from jail. A bail bond is a great way for the defendant to guarantee the court that they will appear for trial when called upon by the court and guarantees payment for any court fines or penalties that are decided against the defendant.

Once the bail bond agents’ steps in, they are the ones to cover the cost of bail and the defendant will only have to pay a set percentage (mostly 10%) to the bail bonding company which is nonrefundable. The bail bonding company may secure through, collateral, con-signer, or property will then secure the rest of the bail amount through collateral, which can be any asset owned by the defendant -family or friends. If needed to secure the bond with a value of or also the cost of bail. If the defendant doesn’t show up for court or violates the bail agreement, the court will ask for the remaining 10% court cost to be paid. The bail bonding company will then use the collateral you had set up to cover the remaining amount. If they do show up for court and abide by everything agreed, the Bail Bond is dissolved, and the collateral is returned to the person who posted it. the bail bonding company will keep the 10% as a service charge.