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Someone I Love is in Jail: How Can I Bail Them Out of Jail? - Part 1 of 2

By Walin & Klarich

There are 3 ways in which to ?post bail? in California for someone who is in jail. This article is designed to explain these options to you and provide you with how ?bail works? so you can make an informed decision on making bail and helping to get a loved one out of jail as soon as possible. In every county in California, the judges must, by law, prepare a ?bail schedule? for every crime that exists in California. This bail schedule determines what the initial bail amount will be in every case. When a person is arrested by law enforcement (when the person is not arrested on a warrant) the police officer determines what crimes he or she ?believes? the accused will be prosecuted for. Then he lists the crimes that the accused is being charged with and the original bail amount is set based upon the bail schedule for that crime...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on March 26, 2010 (boomark / email).