Bail Bond Process

July 31, 2009 by  
Filed under How Bail Works

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If a friend or family member has been arrested and sent to any San Diego Jail you can call us to begin making arrangements for their release immediately. Most bails can usually be done over the phone and fax machine for your convenience. It is helpful if you have the defendants name, birth date, and city where they have been arrested. If you don’t have this information not to worry we will investigate it for you.

To execute a bail bond in San Diego we will also help you with the following:

* Locate which San Diego detention facility your loved one is in
* Determine co-signers and collateral if needed
* Bail bond forms completed (fax or in person)
* Secure payment (Cash-Credit Card-Check)

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We can usually process the paperwork and have a bail bonds agent post the bond with in an hour. Sometimes there can be delays in the booking process or failures in the information systems of the jails that can delay the process. We pride ourselves in making it as quick and painless as possible, as we know how stressful the situation can be.

Bail Premiums

Bail premiums (costs) are regulated by the state of California and are non-negotiable. The cost of a bail bond is 10% of the bail amount. So if the defendant has a 10,000 bail the premium would be $1,000, and is non-refundable once the defendant is released. We do offer a 20% discount to union members, active military and attorney referrals as we have secured special permission by the state to offer this unique discount to those who qualify. Each bail agency is regulated by the State of California and is obligated by these pricing standards. We are one of the few companies that offer any kind of discount to union members and military personal.

Bail Bond Release Procedure

Once the paperwork and payment has been completed we will then go to the San Diego jail where your loved one is at and post bail. Most jails in San Diego take between 2-4 hours to process the paperwork necessary for the defendant to be released. San Diego Central Jail can sometimes take as long as 4-6 hours for a defendant to be released. While other smaller facilities can take as little as 45 minutes.

We will let you know and keep you up to date on expected release times. The facilities in San Diego County are extremely overcrowded and tend to be slow in their processing procedures.

Please be advised that we do everything in our power, and use all our connections to make the process go as smoothly as possible for each of our clients. Just understand that their are some things out of our control.

We have included for your convenience phone numbers, maps, and driving directions to all the San Diego Jails in the right sidebar. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with location and procedures of the facility.