Do you know how bail bonds work and why they are used? This post explains the premises behind bail bonds and gives an overview of how they work in Los Angeles.
When a person is arrested, he or she may be released from jail during the court trials. For this to occur, a bail can be posted to “insure” the court that the person will go to all the court hearings. These bails range from 20k to 3 or 5 Million in certain cases. It all depends on the alleged crime. If you wish to see the bail fees for Los Angeles you may find a PDF right here: Bail Fees Los Angeles.
Bail can be posted in the form of cash or bail bond. Due to the high fees, bails tend to be met by contacting a bail bondsman that posts the bail for the detainee in exchange for a 10% fee. That fee is the cost of the whole responsibility that the bail bond agency or bondsman acquires by helping the detainee with posting the bail. Once this happens, the arrestee has an obligation to appear in every court date or he is otherwise assumed to be a fugitive and assumes more charges.
The court holds the bail amount until the court case is complete. A case will be deemed complete when a sentence is given, the case is dropped, or a plea deal is agreed. The court will hold the bail money without producing interest. Once the case is complete, the bail is then returned to the person who deposited the bond.
The following are bail bonds agencies in Los Angeles:
Platinum Bail Bonds
931 N. VIGNES ST. #1
Los Angeles
(213) 680-2663
Bail Unit Bail Bonds
106 1/2 Judge John Aiso St. #125
Los Angeles
(213) 293-3793
Los Angeles Bail Bondsman
931 N. Vignes Street
Los Angeles
(818) 980-2245
City Bail Bonds
711 N. Main St., Suite 106
Los Angeles
(213) 625-2245
House of Bail Bonds
246 East 1st Street
Los Angeles
(213) 785-1222
Vignes Bail Service
516 East 1st Street
Los Angeles
(323) 984-8581
