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Understanding the Bond Process
Bail involves the process of a defendant being released in exchange for money. The money serves as a type of “insurance” that the defendant will be present for their court date. Trials can take weeks or sometimes months to go through the court system, and bail permits a defendant – who may be innocent – to wait for their trial at home, while going through their normal daily routine.
The Initial Process:
When someone is arrested on suspicion of a crime, they will be taken to jail for booking, searched for any weapons, have a mug shot taken, fingerprinted, and asked for a statement. The suspect’s personal belongings are then retained and from that point the suspect has no access to money, credit cards, or cell phones.
They will then begin the booking process of a background and warrant check, and system update. Once processed, the suspect is taken to a cell and given their one phone call where they can request bail services directly from a bail bond agency or ask friends or family to gather what is needed to post bail.
How Bail Bonds Work
When determining bail for a suspect, the judge will consider the suspect’s level of crime, criminal history, flight risk, and several other factors. As a result of the compiled information bail terms and release conditions are established. Please know, ultimately, the bail is at the judge’s discretion.
Posting a Bond
Once a judge has determined an amount for bond, the defendant typically is released if he or she posts the bond in cash or in assets. If unable to pay for bond, call Mitchell Bail Bond Services No.2 at 210-472-BAIL. We will take between 8 and 10 percent of the total bond, then supply the rest of the money so the suspect can be released from jail. This 8 to 10 percent fee is nonrefundable. A co-signer may also be required to agree to accept the risk that the defendant will attend their scheduled court date. If the defendant appears at their court date, and the case is closed, the bond is then exonerated and the co-signer and the bail bond agency are no longer responsible for that bond.
If the criminal defendant misses their court date, a warrant will be issued for their arrest and the bail bond agency and co-signer will be responsible to return the defendant in front of the court to receive a new court date. If unable to afford bail or a bondsman, the defendant can appeal the bond through their attorney in attempt to have the amount of the bond lowered.
QUICK LINKS
West Travis Location
Location: 1303 West Travis
San Antonio, Texas 78207
Phone: (210) 354-BAIL (2245)
Email: mbbstaff17@gmail.com
Martin Luther King Location
Location: 3003 Martin Luther King Drive San Antonio, Texas 78220
Phone: (210) 472- BAIL (2245)
Email: mbbstaff17@gmail.com
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