Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a crime in the United States and the accused will be subjected to the criminal justice system. In a criminal case the stages are arrest, booking, bail, arraignment, trial and sentencing. Although a DUI offense is serious it rarely goes through other possible stages which include plea bargaining and appeals.
Not everyone who is arrested goes to jail in the first place, petty offences such as traffic violations or misdemeanor drug violations are usually settled when the individual charged shows up in court and pays a fine. When a citation is issued it is not even necessary to appear in court, simply plead guilty and pay the fine prior to the court date.
If you are arrested for DUI you will be arrested, handcuffed and taken to jail where you will be booked and placed in a cell. When you sober up the first thing you will want to do is talk to an agency that provides DUI bail bonds in Minnesota. Once you have been in front of a judge, usually within 24 hours you will be told the amount of bail you need to put up and either arrange it personally or deal with the bail bondsman.
The amount of bail for DUI offenses varies depending on whether it is a first offense or not and whether there were injuries or death as a result of an accident. If the individual was pulled over, brutalized and then charged the bail amount is usually preset but if there are extenuating circumstances there may be a bail hearing where the judge will set bail based on the seriousness of the charge.
If you do not have enough money to post bail or you can’t raise it from within your family or group of friends then DUI bail bonds in Minnesota are available from a bail bond agency. The agency will post bail for you in exchange for a fee; normally 10 percent. As an example, if bail was set at $5,000 you will be expected to give the agency $500 and they post a bond for the full amount. In many cases the agency may demand collateral or some form of guarantee that will convince the bondsman of your intention to appear in court on the date set by the judge for your trial.
When you do show up for trial, the full amount of the bond is returned to the bonding agency, they keep the 10 percent that you put up as their profit.
If you are arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs you will be arrested and jailed. DUI bail bonds in Minnesota will get you temporary freedom and are available from Liberty Bail Bonds.
