It seems like cash is getting used less and less as time goes on, and people are far less likely nowadays to have a significant amount on them than in decades past. If you know someone who has been arrested and taken into custody, can you get them out? What happens if you’re the one arrested and only have your credit or debit card available?
Arrests are nothing if not stressful, and trying to navigate the bail system from inside the jail is a daunting task. However, it can be done.
The final step in the arrest and booking process is to set bail. Bail, the amount of money the courts require in order to allow someone to remain free as they await their trial, is not the same as a bail bond. A bail bond is an amount of money posted by a bail bondsman to secure the defendant’s release from custody. The cost of a bail bond is usually far less than the full amount of bail.
How to Pay for a Bail Bond
Acceptable payment options can vary from bail bondsman to bail bondsman. At SCV Bail Bonds, we accept cash, check (business or personal), money order, bank account transfer, and major debit and credit cards (Visa, Master Card, American Express, Discover). So, if you or anyone else is arrested and taken into custody, you can use a credit or debit card to pay for a bail bond.
The bail bond process begins by giving us a call and providing some identifying information regarding the person you want to bail out of jail. Once they are located within the jail system and their eligibility for bail is verified, we simply have you fill out our short, simple bail bond application forms. Once everything is signed, we send an agent to the jail to post the bond. You, or your friend or loved one will then be released once they are processed out.
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