In 2018, the City of Atlanta pushed through a piece of bail reform legislation that allows people charged with nonviolent misdemeanor crimes to remain free before their trials, based on just a signature. This signature bond essentially promises that the defendant would show up for their court date. The new signature bond system in 2018 […]
How Much is a Bond for a Failure to Appear?
A failure to appear charge is a serious infraction in which a commercial bail bond most likely will not be granted. However, if the FTA (Failure to Appear) charge is deemed eligible for a surety bond, finding a bonding company to take on that risk will prove to be a challenge. To figure out the […]
Can Defendants Leave the State/Country While on Bond?
There are a few reasons in which a defendant will want to leave the state after they have been bonded out of jail, but their court date has not yet arrived. The need to leave the state or country usually revolves around a sudden family illness, a death in the family, or other type of […]
Types of Bail Bonds in Georgia
When you do a quick inmate search on either our website or the local county sheriff’s site, you might have questions regarding the different types of bail bonds available to get a defendant released from that particular jail. In this post, we’ll explain what each of your options are. The different types of bail bonds […]
What Happens When You Don’t Pay the Bondsman?
So, you’ve just got your friend or loved one released on bond with a payment plan, but what happens when you don’t pay a bondsman for that installment plan? There are several things that could happen, which we’ll get into in this post. However, what you’ll most likely run into is that your collateral will […]
DeKalb County Georgia Information
DeKalb County, Georgia Recent News and Articles Read all of our DeKalb County, Georgia posts and news. Find out why living in DeKalb is simply the best! The county seat is Decatur, Georgia and as of the 2010 census, the population was 691,893. Discover interesting facts about Dekalb County, GA by reading our recent news and posts! DeKalb County [...]
Cobb County Georgia Information
Cobb County, Georgia Recent News and Articles Read all of our Cobb County, Georgia posts and news. Find out why living in Cobb is simply the best! The county seat is Marietta, Georgia and as of the 2015 census, the population was 741,334. Discover interesting facts about Cobb County, GA by reading our recent news and posts! Cobb County [...]
Clayton County Georgia Information
Clayton County, Georgia Recent News and Articles Read all of our Clayton County, Georgia posts and news. Find out why living in Clayton is simply the best! The county seat is Jonesboro, Georgia and as of the 2010 census, the population was 259,424. Discover interesting facts about Clayton County, GA by reading our recent news and posts! Clayton County Articles [...]
Are Bail Bonds Companies Profitable?
You’d think that with the number of bonding companies located in every major metropolitan area, every bail bond company would be profitable, right? Especially in areas with high crime-rates, a bonding company might seem like an all-upside profitable business for any entrepreneur, given that they have a licensed bail bondsman on staff. What many people […]
What Happens When You Co-Sign a Bail Bond
Bail bonds are like any other financial transaction when cosigning. What happens when you cosign on a bail bond is that you are now liable for the sum of money should the primary signer default. If the defendant does not appear in court, you, as a cosigner, are legally obligated to fulfill the requirements of […]