One of the many things a judge considers during an arraignment is if they are going to limit the defendant to a cash bond or if they’ll accept a surety bond. Many people mistakenly believe that this is a minor concern. The truth is that the judge’s decision could have a huge impact on your ability to be released from jail following the arraignment.
If the judge orders that you pay cash bail, it means that you must post cash before you’re released on bail. This seems like a good thing, but when a judge orders cash bail it often indicates that they have reservations about you making bail and would prefer that you stay in jail. By ordering a cash bail, they make it impossible for you to contact a bail bonds agency and sign up for a bail bond. When the judge orders cash, either you have to dip into your savings account and bail yourself out or you have to convince your friends and family members to let you borrow some cash. When most judges decide on cash-only bail, they set the bail extremely high, so high that most people simply can’t obtain the funds.
When the judge says that they will accept a surety bond, things are much simpler. When you only need a surety bond, you can contact Free at Last Bail Bonds Mufreesboro and we’ll write a bail bond, post it, and get you released from jail. The reason so many people hope for a surety bond is that instead of trying to come up with cash for bail, you’ll only have to pay us a fee that amounts to 10% of the bail bond. Since we understand how tough times are, we’re happy to work with you to create a flexible, interest-free payment plan.
In some cases, we will require that you include some sort of collateral and/or that you have a co-signer.