When a person is initially arrested and taken into custody the procedure is pretty much the same every time. They're taken to the local police or sheriff's station, put through booking and processing, and then held until bailed out or transferred. Most police and sheriff's station jails are small and not designed for the long-term [...]
Is someone you know eligible for bail in Los Angeles? More often than not, when someone is charged with a crime, they're eligible for release from jail until their trial. In some rare instances, bail will be denied under certain circumstances. Ineligibility for Bail The Los Angeles County Felony Bail Schedule is a document that [...]
While the bail bond process is pretty simple, sometimes raising enough cash to bail someone out isn't. After all, finding out a friend or loved one has been arrested usually comes as a surprise, and money to bail someone out just isn't available. In cases like this, a property bond can be a life saver. [...]
Sometimes when someone is arrested and released on bail, they have travel plans in the not-too-distant future, thus "can I travel while out on bail bonds?" is a common question we receive. The concern is that there's a stigma against traveling while out on bail, and that anyone who travels may likely be trying to [...]
Understanding Bail: Bail Hearings Recently, the founders of classified website Backpage.com were arrested and accused of conspiring to derive profits from prostitution via classified ads on the site. Due to the nature of their alleged crime, a judge ordered initially that they be held without bail. However, on Wednesday, October 12th, the judge at their [...]
New York State Senator Michael Gianaris recently spoke out against the state's bail system. His argument is that the bail system as it currently stands is biased against the poor because they're often unable to pay bail, thus remaining incarcerated as they await their trial. The rich, on the other hand, are able to bail [...]
The 5th Amendment guarantees the right to bail, and the 8th Amendment assures that the cost of bailing someone out won't be excessive. However, just because the right to bail is guaranteed doesn't necessarily mean there won't be any strings attached. Let's say for example, an individual is arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and taken [...]
When bail is set by a judge, that amount will vary widely depending on the nature and number of crimes a defendant is charged with. That being said, bail can sometimes be set pretty high, and most folks don't have the cash lying around to use to bail them out. That's when they go to [...]
There's a common misconception that can come with being released on bail, and that is that the defendant has their freedom back 100% and can do whatever they want. Unfortunately, that isn't the case. When someone is bailed out of jail, they are granted their freedom from police custody, but not necessarily from the oversight [...]
Once somebody has been arrested and gone through booking and processing, bail will be set in a given amount. The amount that bail is set at is determined largely by the crime(s) that the individual is being charged with. For example, someone who is being charged with assault with a deadly weapon (other than a [...]
