When someone is arrested and taken into custody, you have several options with which you can get them out of jail aside from a Santa Clarita Bail Bond. Depending on the crime they’re being charged with and their previous criminal history, it’s possible that they’ll be granted release on their own recognizance at their bail hearing several days after their arrest. If you don’t want to wait that long, you can bring the full amount of bail to the court and bail them out that way. If you don’t have the money to do that, there are always property bonds.
While the three options listed above are all valid, they do have their downsides. To be released on their on recognizance, a defendant will have to wait in custody for their bail hearing – which can take several days (sometimes longer). Aside from that, being released on O.R. is by no means guaranteed. Cash bail is expensive – often prohibitively so – and can only be paid during court business hours (typically M-F 8:30 am to 5:30 pm). To bail someone out using a property bond, you must first have a piece of property that qualifies and own at least 150% of the total bail amount in equity in the property. Second, the court will go through a lengthy verification and appraisal process that can take several weeks – if not a few months.
The difficulty in using these other methods to get someone out of jail leaves no question as to why bail bonds are the go-to method for many people and the most popular method for getting someone out of jail. Unlike cash bonds, working with a bail bondsman will cost only 10% of the total bail amount. Unlike property bonds, a bail bond can get someone out of jail the same day the bond is signed, and unlike both methods, a bail bond can be posted anytime 24/7.
All that being said, the best time to call for a Santa Clarita bail bond is right after you find out your friend or loved one has been arrested. We can begin the bail bond process immediately and have your friend or loved one out of custody as fast as it can be done.
