You may think “It’ll never happen to me” when it comes to getting arrested, or having to enlist in the aid of a full-service bail bond company. And if you are a law abiding citizen, it probably won’t. But you’ll be surprised at how much more common arrest are in the U.S. than you thought. And if the unfortunate time ever came, it would be important to know what to do.
First off, the possibility of arrest is closer than you think. Statistics have shown that 52% of American men will be arrested at least once in their lifetime. In fact, a study from a 2011 edition of Pediatrics found that one in three people will be arrested by the time they reach the age of 23.
Luckily, there are ways to deal with an arrest and even with jail time that doesn’t necessarily involve an extremely expensive lawyer.
Often, the most pressing issue upon an arrest is coming up with the bail to get out of jail until the ordained court date. Unless you have a benevolent relative, or very generous friends, it can be almost impossible to come up with this money at times.
By enlisting the help of a bail bondsman, who is someone basically insuring that you will appear in court in exchange for your bond, you can get out of jail and figure the rest out in time for court.
Bail is financial cost more and more people are dealing with — a Bureau of Justice Statistics report showed that the number of people who need bail has gone up by 30% between 1990 and 2006, the last year that bail statistics were released.
The services are straightforward — in exchange for posting a bond, the bail bondsman, from a bail bond agency, charges a non-refundable fee, which is usually around 10% of the amount of the bail. By using the bail bondsman, you get to walk out of jail for only 10% of the original amount. The bail bondsman makes a profit when you show up in court and they get the bail back.
Searching for a full-service bail bond company can alleviate a lot of the stress one feels when dealing with the repercussions of an arrest.
