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The bail system
is designed to guarantee the appearance of a criminal defendant in court at
the time the judge directs. To be released on cash bail, an individual must
post with the court the total amount of the bail, in cash, to secure his or
her return to court on an appointed date, and thereafter, until the case is
concluded.
Many people do
not have the cash on hand, or available to them. An alternative to cash bail
is the posting of a surety bond.
What we do is
post these surety bonds. This process involves a contractual undertaking
guaranteed by an admitted insurance company having adequate assets to
satisfy the face value of the bond.
The bail agent
guarantees to the court that they will pay the bond forfeiture, if a
defendant fails to appear for their scheduled court appearance. The bail
agent’s guarantee is made through a surety company.
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For this
service, the defendant is charged a premium. The amount charged to the
guarantor is 10 percent, the legal rate regulated by the
Department of Insurance.
To be released
pursuant to the posting of a surety bond, the arrestee, or a relative or a
friend of the arrestee, typically contacts a bail agent, an individual
licensed by the State of California to post surety bonds.
Prior to the
posting of a surety bond, the bail agent undertakes a detailed interview, as
well as a complete application of the proposed guarantor (indemnitor).
Many times
credit is extended to the guarantor who agrees to make predetermined
payments to our company.
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