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Lately, I have been receiving many calls asking if we are able to post cash bonds in certain states. The answer is always the same, "No, we cannot". As a surety agent, we post what is called a "surety bond" these bonds are issued directly to the jail or court where the client is being held. The surety bond is posted for the full amount of the bail, which saves the client and family usually up to 90% of the full amount.

With a cash bond, the defendant or one of his family members pays the entire bond in cash to the court or jail. When the defendant shows up for court, he gets a portion of the full amount of the cash bond back, less any fees charged by the court. This is depending on the specific court and what their policies are.

As we know, there have been many discussions to stop allowing cash bonds, which is essentially, trying to disallow bond agents to help clients with their bond. This never really made much sense to me, since we do not usually post "cash" to a court. The idea that making a client pay the full amount instead of having a bonding agent there to help with the cost, seems to be more stressful to our families than not. For example; if your cash bond is $10,000, then you need to bring that full amount to the jail or court instead of having a bonding company help you by allowing the 10% to be posted and the agency putting up the full amount.

I hope that this is helpful information and will allow some of the confusion to be addressed. Our agency has been here for over 30 years helping our families out of stressful situations and I am hopeful we will be around much longer to continue to be of service. I know that we are in a serious time of turmoil and am hopeful we can continue to be around for our families that have become very important to us.

When a loved one ends up in an unfortunate situation and needs a bondsman/bondswoman to help you get them out of jail. The bond can usually post bond one of two ways:

If you choose to use the bonding company, the bondsman will issue a guarantee to the court that if the defendant fails to show up, the bond company will pay the full amount that was posted to the court.. They issue a surety bond which serves as the guarantee. They do this for a fee, which is usually around 10%, which is far less then the full amount of the bond.

Have you ever wondered what bail bonds manages to accomplish for our freedom? Or even why it exitsts? If we think back to the beginning and how it was founded, it was mostly to make sure that the person accused was given a fair chance to defend themselves without being behind bars. By posting bond, it allowed them the freedom to show up at court with an attorney and defend their innocence. It allowed them to continue with their jobs and the running of their lives while also proving or disproving theories that were working against them. The Bail Services that were put into place allowed this to happen. It also allowed the courts to have help keeping this service in place and making sure the defendants show up for court. This may be a half thought.. but most people will understand where we are going with this.

So, with that said... If you need Bail, don't hesitate to give us a call. We would be happy to explain in more detail and also to help you or your loved one through the process of bail bonding. Call us at 866-322-2245.