When someone commits assault and battery on their spouse, fiance, cohabitant, dating partner, or the parent of their child, the alleged crime will likely be charged under California’s domestic violence laws. Accusations of domestic violence are serious crimes, and most district attorney’s offices in the state have a special unit which is dedicated to prosecuting these crimes. As a matter of fact, cases of alleged domestic violence charges are often prosecuted even if the alleged victim recants, or declines to press charges.
California’s domestic violence laws cover a wide-variety of circumstances. Most cases of domestic violence portrayed in the media deal with physical abuse, but those instances make up only a part of the domestic violence cases prosecutors see. In California, the state’s domestic violence laws make it illegal to use force or communicate threats of harm against an intimate partner. Listed below are a few of the more common domestic violence crimes:
- California Penal Code 422 PC – Criminal Threats
- California Penal Code 368 PC – Elder Abuse
- California Penal Code 273d PC – Child Abuse
- California Penal Code 273.5 PC – Corporeal Injury to a Spouse or Cohabitant
Santa Clarita Bail Bonds for Domestic Violence Charges
To begin the bail bond process, give us a call and provide us with the name, birth date and the date and time of arrest of the person you want to bail out. We will use the info you provide to locate the defendant within the system and verify their eligibility for bail. Then, we will have you fill out the short, simple bail bond application forms and sign the indemnitor’s agreement. Last, we dispatch an agent to the jail to post the bond and the defendant will be released a short time later.
The time it takes for a defendant to be released from custody will depend on where they are when the bail bond is posted. If they’re at a smaller jail, such as the Santa Clarita Sheriff Station jail, it will take less time for them to be released than if they are at a larger facility like Twin Towers or CRDF.
