Marvins discussions: Bail Vs Bonds

Once a person is in police custody and is charged with an alleged offense, he or she may be able to get out of jail by posting bail or obtaining a bond. Bail is used to guarantee, to the degree possible, that the defendant will show for all court hearings. A judge determines the amount of bail based on several factors such as the seriousness of the crime, the character of the defendant, and the criminal history of the defendant among other considerations. Basically, the judge will weigh a combination of factors that suggest either that a defendant is likely or unlikely to return to court and face trial if they are granted bail.

So we already determined that bail is the money a defendant must pay in order to get out of jail. Bail bond on the other hand is posted on a defendant’s behalf, usually by a bail bond company such as Marvin Morgan Bail Bonds, in order to secure the arrestee’s release. Normally, bail shouldn’t be higher than the amount believed to be necessary to guarantee the defendant's later appearance in court.

The bail bond is a contract between the agency in this case Marvin Morgan Bail Bonds, the court, and the person posting the bail. Bail agent is the person responsible for the defendant’s showing up for all court appearances. Money is required by the court as a guarantee to keep the defendant from fleeing once released. The bail agent gets a portion of the bond as their fee if the defendant does not show up for court, any money or collateral can be forfeited as a penalty.

The amount of money required by the court as a bail depends on the severity of the crime and the degree of a flight risk for the defendant. Marvin Morgan Bail Bonds and the bail agent respectively, get a percentage of the bail amount decided by the judge for that particular defendant.

If the arrestee fails to appear on all hearings scheduled, and both bail agent and the co-signer are unable to locate the defendant, the co-signer becomes responsible for the full amount of the bail. Once the defendant is located and arrested by the Marvin Morgan Bail Bonds agents, the co-signer also gets responsible for all of the agent's expenses related to finding the defendant.