From misdemeanors to felonies, many California crime charges are related to drugs one way or another. When someone is found to be in possession of a controlled substance, such as drugs, they are usually arrested.

Due to Proposition 47, many previous felony-level drug charges have been reduced to misdemeanors – including some instances of possession. When someone is arrested with a small amount of a controlled substance that is likely for personal use, they are typically cited and released with a date and time to return to court.

But, when a person is found to be in possession of a large amount of narcotics, or in possession of items related to the distribution and/or sale of drugs, they might face a more serious crime and, as a result, are ineligible for O.R. release.

In these situations it will probably be necessary to obtain a bail bond to secure their release. It can be a little more complicated in drug cases, though, because the judge will want to make sure that the bail fees are not paid with ill-gotten gains (i.e. drug money). The judge might place a 1275 hold on the defendant’s bail until it can be proven that the money used to bail the defendant out is from a legitimate source.

If no hold is placed, or once it is lifted, it’s pretty easy to bail someone out on drug charges. Just give us a ring and provide us with some identifying information on the person you want to bail out of jail. We’ll locate them within the jail system and verify that they are eligible to be bailed out. After that, we have you fill out our short, simple bail bond application forms and that’s it! We will dispatch an agent to the jail to post the bond and your friend or loved one will be released a short time later.

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