Monday 18 December 2017

Hiring A Wake County Bail Bondsman

By Lisa Cole


Whenever a person is arrested, this person will usually be held in jail all the way until his or her appointed court date. This can cause a number of major problems for defendants given that they won't be able to meet their responsibilities. As such, you may want to hire a Wake County bail bondsman instead. Following is some vital information about bailing a person out along with some of the benefits that bondsmen can supply.

Bail is considered to be a monetary guarantee that people will actually show up for their court dates. Rather than having to remain physically confined to the jail house, they can return to their normal lives until their scheduled days in court. If they show up on time, they can reclaim the monies that they have posted in full. If they miss these appearances, however, the local court system will retain these funds instead.

There are many times when bail is set at an exceedingly high level. This is done to reflect the severity of the crime that a person has been charged with as well as his or her level of flight risk. In many instances, the fees that must be paid are much higher than what people are holding in their savings accounts.

In certain, rare instances, judges can let people go free on their own recognizance. This means that they are deemed as being reliable enough to make their court appearances voluntarily. There are no charges for bail in these instances.

Personal recognizance is very rare indeed. In addition to being seen as flight risks, some defendants are viewed as being a risk to the community at large due to the nature of the crimes they have been charged with. A lot of families are faced with the decision of whether or not they should actually sell important assets in order to get the funds they require. Fortunately, however bondsmen are willing to front the money on behalf of defendants.

If you work with bondsmen it will be necessary to sign a special agreement. This agreement is basically your promise to ensure that all court dates will be met. When a defendant makes all of his or her court appearances, bond monies are duly returned. The only alternative is that dates are missed and all funds are kept by the court which can be a tremendous loss for the agency that you are working with.

This agreement must be additionally backed by a suitable asset. For example, instead of selling your home to pay your court fees, you can use this home as a source of collateral. Once the agreement terms have been met, your collateral will be released.

There are always reasonable fees for using bondmen and their services. These represent a modest percentage of the set bail amount. Even though the bondsman is going to be fully reimbursed after trial, your fee will not be give back to you. Instead, this will serve as payment for having provided legal and administrative services and for having taken on an extraordinary amount of risk.




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