Bail is designed to help individuals who have been arrested get out of jail until their trial comes to a close. But, at the same time, the amount of bail that is posted is supposed to [...]
Posting bail on behalf of a loved one is not something that most people are familiar with doing. If you have received a phone call that your loved one has been arrested, you may [...]
Conditions may be applied to the grant of bail, such as living at a particular address or having someone act as surety, if the court considers that this is necessary: To prevent the defendant [...]
Here are several benefits to consider: Defendants can go back to work, school, home, family, and continue with usual daily life. Permits the unhampered preparation of a defense. Serves to prevent the infliction of [...]
Co-signer, someone willing to sign for the defendant, is responsible for the following three things: To make sure the defendant makes all appearances to court. To make sure the defendant notifies Lightning Bail Bonds [...]
Under current law, a defendant has an absolute right to bail if the custody time limits have expired and otherwise ordinarily a right to bail unless there is sufficient reason not to grant it. [...]
It is your responsibility to check with the district attorney’s office to see when you are on the court docket. It is very important that you show up in court. Contracts are signed indicating [...]
Depending on the value of your bond, you may need to put up some collateral. We can work with you to determine something appropriate. Your collateral will be returned once the defendant shows up [...]
It literally takes us minutes to create the bond. And due to our close proximity to the sheriff’s office, we can deliver the bond to the jail almost immediately. However, we cannot predict how [...]