Bail bonds are of great importance as they allow you to enjoy your freedom without paying the entire bail. If you are curious of how to get a bond, here is an explanation on how to go about it:

The first thing that you should do is to appear in court and answer to the charges before you. If you plead “not guilty,” a date is set for trial. In most cases the trial date is months of even years away from the date you appear in court; therefore, the judge can ask you to pay bail money in order to allow you to remain out of jail until the trial date.

The bail serves as a financial incentive for you to return to court at the scheduled time and date. You should note that the judge often asks for bail money that is related to the gravity of your offense.

Once you have been asked to pay the bail money, you have to do it for you to have your freedom. If you don’t have the whole amount, you need to approach a bondman who will loan you the amount, do the necessary paperwork, and assume liability over you.

For the bondman to agree to give you a bond, you must pay a 10% premium which is usually nonrefundable. This means that if the judge rules that you have to pay a bail amount of $20,000 you need to pay a nonrefundable amount of $2,000 and the bondman will settle the remaining $18,000.

The process of getting a bail bond takes two to four hours; however, in some cases it might take longer depending on your case. Once you have been given the bond it’s your responsibility to ensure you appear in court at the set date and if you fail to do it all the money that you had paid is forfeited.

Since most of the money forfeited belongs to the bondman, the bail bondman has the right of hiring a bounty hunter to find and take you to court. The bondman also has the right of filing a lawsuit asking you to compensate for the amount that is forfeited as a result of your failure to appear in court.

Conclusion

These are the steps that you should follow to get a bail bond. As you have seen, it’s wise to appear in court at the set date for you to avoid any technicalities.