Fresno Bail Bonds - Your Get Out of Jail Card

When you have had a run in with the law, Fresno bail bonds can help you to get out of jail. Without the help of the bail bondsman, you may have bought yourself a night in the Grey Bar Hotel, but when you call for help, you could be spending the night in your own bed.

In order to get a bail bond, you will likely have to put up a cash amount, usually ten to fifteen percent of the total bail with a bond company. If the bond is particularly large, you may have to put up your home or other assets to purchase the bond. A part of the fee you pay to the company is used to purchase an insurance policy that will be collected if you do not keep all the conditions of your bail. Rest assured, it you do not meet these conditions, you will eventually pay the full amount due to the company, however.

If you fail to make a court appearance, the bond company will hunt you down so that you can appear before the judge. The persons that usually go after persons who are have missed their appointment with the court are called bounty hunters. They seek out persons and bring them to court. Once the person is returned to the jurisdiction of the court, bail bondsman receives the money back paid to the court when the bail agreement was broken.

The fee you pay to your bail bondsman is not refundable. Even if you make every court appearance as ordered, you will forfeit this sum. Considering that your other options are to remain in jail or to pay a cash bail in full, many persons that are arrested find that the fee for a bond is worthwhile.

Members of some organizations may have a bond program as a part of their membership. For example, Triple A membership carries a bail bond program that may help you to get out of jail.