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Bail Bonds
A bail bond agent, or bondsman, is any person or corporation which will act as a surety and pledge money or property as bail for the appearance of a criminal defendant in court. Although banks, insurance companies and other similar institutions are usually the sureties on other types of contracts, for example, to bond a contractor who is under a contractual obligation to pay for the completion of a construction project, such entities are reluctant to put their depositors' or policyholders' funds at the kind of risk involved in posting a bail bond. Bail bond agents, on the other hand, are usually in the business to cater exclusively to criminal defendants, often securing their customers' release in just a few hours. Bail bond agents are almost exclusively found in the United States. In most other countries bail is usually more modest and the practice of bounty hunting is illegal.[1]
Bail Bonds Needed
As if things weren't already tough for immigrant workers, the increased number of raids are introducing a further problem: the need for bail...
Mom's Bail Bonds - Fort Worth
While many might disagree, I am actually a relatively easy-going person. Sure, I might seem serious all the time, but in reality I?m just rocking through life like most everyone else...
Immigration: Bail bonds and electronic tags proposed for illegal migrants - The Guardian
“Illegal migrants awaiting deportation from Britain will be required to provide ‘large bail bonds’ and wear electronic tags to avoid detention, under Home Office legislation unveiled yesterday...
Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorney Dale Emch discusses bail bonds
Toledo, Ohio personal injury attorney Dale Emch describes the bail bond process in his most recent "Legal Briefs" column in the Toledo Blade...
Trend toward bail, away from personal bonds a major factor in Harris County Jail overcrowding
It's not news that the Harris County jail is overcrowded, so I'm glad to see the Houston Chronicle devoting more attention to the question of "Why?"The Chron today features a story by Mike Tolson about the trend toward requiring bail for low-level defendants, a topic on which Grits has focused extensively in the past...
Treasury Releases Guidance on Build America Bonds and School Bonds
News release: "The U.S. Treasury Department today released guidance on the Obama Administration's Build America Bonds and School Bonds programs,...
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