What happens if a person is arrested?
You will be hand-cuffed and brought to a police station and “booked”. There may be fingerprinting and photographs taken . Any criminal record you may have will be looked up. You will be given a chance to make a phone call which you may use to call an attorney or a family or friend who then, in turn, may call for an attorney to represent you. If it is a drunk driving arrest you may be asked to take a breathalyzer test-a machine which seeks to measure the amount of alcohol in your system. A Bail Commissioner may be summonsed by the police to determine if you should be required to post more than the standard $40.00 bail fee or whether or not you should be held in custody pending appearance in Court. Any bail posted above and beyond the $40.00 bail fee will be returned to you or to the person who paid it so long as the arrestee makes all of his or her court appearances during the case.
