HOW THE BAIL SYSTEM WORKS

At Freedom Fighters Bail Bonds we provide bail bonds services in Wyoming and nationwide through bail bond posting agents. To help you understand the bail process, we have taken the time to provide you with the following information:

The bail system is designed to guarantee the appearance of a defendant in court, at a specific date and time set by the judge. To be released on cash bail, an individual must post, with the court, the total amount of the bail, in cash, to secure his or her release from custody.

Most people do not have the cash on hand, or at their disposal to post cash bail, so the alternative to cash bail is the posting of a surety bail bond. The process involves a contractual undertaking guaranteed by an admitted insurance company having adequate assets to satisfy the face value of the bond. The bail agent guarantees to the court that they will pay the bond if a defendant fails to appear for their scheduled court appearance. The bail agent’s guarantee is made through a surety company.

For this service, the defendant is charged a premium (a fee charged for providing the bail bond services). The amount charged to the defendant/guarantor is typically 10 percent of the bail amount; and depending on other factors, there may be additional fees to cover travel and posting fees to other agents.

To be released pursuant to the posting of a surety bond, the arrestee, or a relative or a friend of the arrestee, typically contacts a bail agent, an individual licensed by the State of Wyoming to post surety bonds. Prior to the posting of a surety bond, the bail agent has an interview with the defendant, as well as a complete application of the proposed guarantor (indemnitor). After obtaining the indemnitor information and underwriting the bail bond, the bail bondsman then posts the bail bond at the jail or court on behalf of the defendant, which allows the defendant to be released on bail. The defendant then also comes to meet with the bondsman where he also signs the bail bond contract, unless this is accomplished in the jail. Typically at that time the bail bondsman takes a photograph of the defendant and explains the bail company’s conditions of release to the defendant while on bail.

After being released on bail the defendant then proceeds to court for his scheduled appearances, and all subsequent appearances as ordered by the court. Once the case is completed (closed, i.e. sentencing has been pronounced, or the case is dismissed, etc.) the bail bond is then exonerated. However unlike in the case of the posting of cash bail there is no refund of the “bail premium fee” charged by the bondsman for his or her services. After the bail bond is exonerated the defendant is still required to continue with any payment arrangements that he or she has made with the bail bond office.

We hope that this description of the bail bond system has been helpful to you. If not and you would like more information, please contact us online or call our office. If you or a loved are in trouble, you can turn to Freedom Fighters Bail Bonds for bail bonds services in Wyoming, or anywhere in the USA. We will be happy to provide assistance. Help is only a phone call away. We appreciate your business and care about you as a customer.