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Blog 2019 January Understanding Bail Bonds
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Understanding Bail Bonds

Posted By Jerry Loftin & Associates || 18-Jan-2019

Answering Your Bail Bond Questions

At Jerry Loftin & Associates, we provide both criminal defense and bail bonds for our client’s legal needs. We are your only Fort Worth legal firm that is also a bail bond agency. Below we answer common questions about bail bonds and how they help our clients.

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What is bail?

Bail is a set amount of money that acts as insurance between the court and the person in jail, the defendant, as a promise to appear for trial. Defendants have the option to pay bail in cash, but many cannot afford to do so.

What is a Bail Bond?

A bail bond is a surety bond provided by a company that secures the release of a defendant from jail when the defendant cannot pay in cash. There are two types of bail bonds; a criminal bail bond used in criminal cases to guarantee a defendant will appear for trial and a civil bail bond used in civil cases to guarantee the payment of debt plus interest by the defendant.

How do bail bonds work?

A judge sets bail at a certain amount determined by the crime and defendant’s criminal history and bail bondsmen typically require that a defendant pay 10% of the bail amount. The bondsman then sets up a bail bond with the court that allows the defendant to be released from jail. The bail bondsman will secure the remaining bail balance in the form of collateral for the bail bond to be posted.

What happens if a defendant does or does not appear in court after bail is posted?

If the defendant appears in court, the bail bond is dissolved, and the collateral is returned. The bail bondsman will keep the 10% as profit.

If the dependent fails to appear in court, the bail bond is forfeited and the remaining 90% of the bail must be paid. The bail bondsman will use the collected collateral to pay the court the remaining amount.

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If you need an immediate jail release bond, our team is available for 24-hour response. We know that mistakes happen, and we can help you understand your rights and the steps to take to ensure that you don’t miss your court hearing. Let our team help you with your bail bond while also providing legal counsel. Our Fort Worth bail bonds lawyer and criminal defense team will protect your best interests in and out of court.

Contact our team for a free consultation at (817) 591-7850.

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