If you or one of your family members or friends find yourself in the predicament where you've been arrested and taken to jail you should know that there are two ways you may post bond to get that individual released. You may either post a cash bond or you may employ the services of a bailbondsman also known as a limited surety agent.

Cash Bonds: If bail has already been set you may call the facility and find out the amount of the bond and proceed to the facility with the total amount and pay one of the jailers.

Bailbonds: With a bailbondsman you only pay 10% of the total amount of the bond for state bonds and 15% of the total amount of the bond for federal bonds. You will also be required to put up some type of collateral to guarantee the defendants appearance in court.

Bail bonds are issued by the bondsman through an insurance company. Their purpose is to guarantee the appearance of the defendant to court. If the defendant fails to show for court the bondsman backed by the insurance company is obligated to pay the court the total amount of the bond. If the defendant makes all court appearances the collateral portion of the bond is returned to whomever placed it. The premium (10% state or 15% federal) is not refundable, it is considered earned at the time the bond is issued.

The collateral accepted for bail can be in several forms and may vary for each defendant. Different factors and risks are calculated by the bondsman but forms acceptable are cash or credit card, jewelry, liens on vehicles or boats, mortgages on real estate, combinations of any of these items or other items of value deemed acceptable to the bondsman. The collateral may be the defendants own or another persons. Whomever places the collateral is known as the indemnitor and as such is entering a contract whereby he/she is financially responsible to the bondsman in the event the defendant failed to show up in court. The indemnitor's obligations include helping the bondsman locate the defendant, in returning him/her to court, or paying full amount of the bail to the bondsman.

Monroe County Bail Bonds was established in 1991. It is family operated with offices in Monroe and Dade Counties. We are licensed by the Department of Insurance and are underwriters for American Bankers Insurance Co. We service the whole state of Florida and would be happy to answer any questions. You may call us toll-free at 1-800-732-2593 or e-mail us at Albert@ausbail.com.

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