How Bail Bonds Work

Bail Bond Agencies enable you to have friends/relatives freed from jail
without requiring you to personally post the entire bond amount.  A Bail
Bond Agency will typically collect a specific percentage of the total bail
amount (as prescribed by law) from you, and your friend/relative will appear in Court.

Bail Bond Agencies collect a percentage of the bail amount from you as a 'Premium.'
To have a friend/relative freed from jail, you pay this amount or arrange
financing with us.

Once we receive the payment, we can arrange to have your friend/relative
freed from jail.  If your friend/relative fails to appear for their day in Court,
a warrant for his/her arrest will be issued by the law enforcement agency.

Essentially, the bail bond process works as follows:

1.  Your friend/relative is placed in jail and you contact Angelo Bail Bonds.

2.  Your bondsman will ask you for specific information about your friend/relative,
      including the following:

• What is the person's full legal name?
• What is the person's date of birth?
• Which jail is he/she in, and is it a county, city, or federal jail?
• What is the charge?
• How much is the bail amount?

   (Your Agent may also require some basic information about the personal history
    of your friend/relative, including where they work, previous arrests, and residency
    information.)

• You provide Angelo Bail Bonds with a percentage of the total bail amount
  (typically only 10%) and will cover the additional 90% of the bail amount.
• Angelo Bail Bonds will contact the jail facility and determine exact bail information
  and arrange to have your friend/relative released.
• Your agent will contact you as soon as arrangements have been made.

Benefits of using Angelo Bail Bonds

- We help you save money.
Post a bond with our agency and you pay only a fraction of the amount required at jail.

- We provide confidentiality.
Everything can be handled discreetly in our office with no need to give personal information
or transfer cash in a room full of strangers.

- We give you greater control.
Angelo Bail Bonds can help you so that you are not subjected  to the whims of a system that forces
you into programs without regards to your wishes.

- You may impose conditions of release.
If a friend/relative needs help with a drug, alcohol or emotional problem, you may require that the
defendant accept completion of a treatment program.

- We can save you time and frustration.
Angelo Bail Bonds can have all forms ready for you when you arrive.

- We provide convenience.
We accept Visa, Mastercard & Discover, as well as ATM cards, checks and cash.

- We can help you understand the system.
We can familiarize you with the judicial system and work with you to ensure you are aware of
all necessary court appearances.

- We post bonds in many jurisdictions.
We can save you a lot of time and frustration by handling things quickly, no matter where you or your
friend/relative are.