People go overboard trying to get out of jail. The first step that is to be taken when getting out of jail is to apply for bail.
How You Get Out of Jail With a Bail Bond
You can get bailed out of any jail in Texas by procuring a bail bond. A bail bond is a document that exempts you from spending time in the lockup for a guarantee that he or she will appear in court, in the legal proceedings, as when summoned by the court.A bond is procured by paying a sum of money to a bail bondsman or an attorney licensed to write bonds in your given county. The amount is redeemed, after adjustments for legal fees and service charges, to the individual after the conclusion of the legal matter. The amount is however not refunded if the person fails to appear in court.
Failure in appearing at court not only leads to forfeiture of the bail money, but the court also issues warrants of arrest for him or her. Non- appearance post procuring bail thus guarantees that the individual will not try to escape the legal proceedings. Also, one should remember that the bail can be procured only for bailable offenses, like driving under the influence, domestic violence, etc.
Now, if you know that you can obtain a bond for bail, then how do you actually obtain one?
A lot of people end up calling friends, close family, neighbors, etc. And then the burden of the arrest is passed on to someone else, someone who was never supposed to be involved So, in the event of an arrest, if you do not want to become a liability to anyone, then what do you do? The answer is simple. You can approach a bail bondsman. Especially if you are in Dallas, Texas, a Dallas County bonding company guarantees the procurement of a bail bond for you, for a nominal fee. The bondsman will also be willing to obtain the bond on credit if the individual does not have enough cash at hand. The premium charged for a bond procured by a bail bondsman is around ten percent of the total amount. That is a small amount considering how helpful the bond is, and with what ease it can be obtained.
Another advantage of seeking help from a Texas bail bondsman is that the individual does not have to go to the bondsman and ask for the bail bond. A bondsman is just a call away. All arrangements are done through telephonic conversations and there is a free individual at the end of the day, even though the freedom is only temporary till the end of the legal battle. Bondsman also allows individuals to retain their anonymity. Their names shall not be recorded for a long-term. Also, there is no reason to not trust bondsman. They don't become bondsman out of lack of options. There are trained lawyers and attorneys who chose to become bondsman and help individuals obtain bail.
What if the judge sets cash only bail?
Texas judges usually set two forms of bail at arraignment. There is some authority that judges are required to set at least two forms of bail at arraignment, although many judges these days disagree and will set CASH ONLY bail. We've found that this is especially prevalent in Denton County, Texas.If the judge at arraignments sets CASH ONLY bail, then the only way to bail out the accused is to post the full amount of the bail with the city. If the judge sets CASH ONLY bail, then you cannot go to a bail bondsman to get the accused out of jail. Because the law is fairly clear that CASH ONLY bail is usually improper, a lawyer can take a writ of habeas corpus and essentially "appeal" the setting of only one form of bail. Writs in these circumstances are often successful, but represent a delay of 1 to 3 days or more before they can be heard.
When judges set a bond amount as well as a cash amount, you will often find that the bond amount is significantly higher than the cash amount. That's because Denton County judges are aware of how bail bonds work. They know that a Denton County bail bondsman will write bonds for considerably less up front than the full amount of the bond. Therefore, many judges will set the bond amount at a level where the amount of the cash alternative will be about the amount a bail bondsman would require anyway.
For example, if the cash bail amount is $5000, the bond amount that would be set might be between $10,000 and $15,000. Although the bond fee might be considerably less than $5000, most bondsmen would probably want about $5000 in cash to hold until the conclusion of the case.
