What is a Bail Bond?
A4: A bail bond is a document which assures to the court that a person charged with an offense and who typically is in jail, will, if released from incarceration appear for future court dates and remain in the jurisdiction of the court. For example, if a person is charged with violating the law and is taken into custody by law enforcement, that person will be held in jail until they can see a judge. The judge will decide the amount and type of the bond based on the gravity of the charges and/or the prior record of the defendant. It is also possible that the judge may order the defendant released without requiring a bail bond. There are very specific charges that a defendant may be able to bond out on without the necessity of seeing a judge. One example of this is an arrest as the result of a bench warrant. The amount of the bond may have been set at the time the bench warrant was signed by the judge. Another example is those charges that have a bond schedule established. Generally spea
A “bail bond” is a written undertaking by an accused and his sureties for the release of the accused from jail. This release is only pending the appearance of the accused before some court to appear and answer because it may take months or even years for a case to come to trial or for an appeal to be decided. A bail bond may be posted with the authorities in cash, by a bondsman, or in some cases, by a lawyer.
