When a person is arrested, a bail amount is usually set. If you can post bail, you’ll be released until your trial date. The purpose of requiring money (bail) is to ensure a defendant will appear in court since the bail amount is refunded when the person shows up for their trial date. In many cases, however, the bail amount is too much for people to raise, and they turn to a bail bond agency. Most bail bonds are what’s known as surety bonds, and the cost of bonds is 10% with a minimum of $100, per bond. Once the bond agency receives the 10%, they pay the bail so the defendant can be released. After the defendant shows up for their court date, the bail bond agency keeps the 10% as their fee. If the defendant doesn’t appear, the entire bail amount is due.

Other types of bail bonds include property bonds, immigration bail bonds, and federal bail bonds. These less-common bail bonds are different from surety bonds and should always be handled by an experienced bail bond agency.

While it would be convenient for defendants and their families if all arrests happened during business hours, people are taken into custody at all hours of the day and night. If you want to bail out someone at 3 a.m. on a Sunday, you need 24/7 bail bonds. At Liberty Bail Bonds Nassau, we provide 24-hour bail bonds, including 24/7 bail by phone. Contact us for details.