If an individual is arrested, based on the circumstances of the offense and the severity, that person may be given the opportunity by the court to post bail. Bail is a payment which is made to the court; it allows the person who was arrested to regain his or her freedom until the court appointed date for trial. This amount of bail money is the courts way of insuring that the accused will actually show up at a future date. There are many instances when the amount of bail that is set by the court is in excess of what the accused is in a position to pay, in this case an agent who offers Washoe County bail bonds in Reno, NV can be useful. A bail bondsman will expect the accused to put up a portion of the bail, perhaps 15 percent and the agency will put up the rest.
When the accused shows up on the appointed day in court, the court refunds the bail money. As all the money goes back to the bail bonding agency, they get their money back and they keep the percentage that the accused put up as their profit.
Depending on the crime the individual is accused of committing bail is either determined from a preset scheduled amount or it is determined during the bail hearing. In many cases the bail hearing and the arraignment both happen at the same time, the judge asks the accused to make a pleas; guilty or innocent and the bail amount is set. The whole idea of bail money is to allow the accused freedom prior to the trial but to provide sufficient incentive for the accused to show up. In those cases where the amount of bail is not pre-set, the court determines the mount of bail based on how serious the crime is.
Washoe County bail bonds in Reno, NV are available at any hour of the day or night, every day of the year. Once the accused is released on bail it gives him or her opportunity to better prepare for their defense and at the same time be able to provide for the family. By allowing for bail bonds it also helps to alleviate overcrowding in the jail.
Washoe County bail bonds in Reno, NV are available from Able Bail Bonds. Able can assist with bail throughout the country.