Grand Haven Bail Bonds Are Often The Only Route To Release From Custody

By Peter Butler


Most people will be surprised to learn just how many people are arrested each day. Some of them are accused of heinous crimes but the majority are ordinary citizens that made very bad decisions or took dangerous risks. When arrested, nothing is more important than to appoint a criminal defence attorney without delay. If necessary, he will make sure that Grand Haven bail bonds are organized immediately in order to secure the release of the accused.

The courts cannot keep all accused in custody until they appear in court. It is simply not feasible. The majority of accused is therefore released, but under strict conditions. They have to report to a police station regularly and they must refrain from interfering with the investigation. Of course, they must appear in court to answer the charges against them. To ensure that the conditions of release are honoured, the court will set an amount that must be paid as security.

If the accused is unable to raise the amount that must be paid as security he can apply for an instant loan from a bondsman. A bondsman pay security on behalf of arrested individuals. They operate at police stations and in and around the courts. Many bondsmen have agents scouting for potential clients. Experts say that a bondsman should only be approached as a last resort.

Not every accused qualify for a loan from a bondsman. Applicants must be able to provide security in the form of tangible assets to cover the loan amount. The applicant will also have to sign a contract with the bondsman. The applicant commit himself to paying back the loan within a specified period and to pay a non refundable service fee of around one tenth of the loan amount.

There are good reasons for allowing the attorney to deal with the bondsman. When arrested, most people are bewildered, stressed and full of anxiety. They are not likely to study the terms and conditions of the contract offered by the bondsman and they do not consider the idea to approach more than one bondsman in order to make comparisons. An attorney can make sure that his client is treated fairly.

Once the contract is signed and the security paid there is no going back. The client will have to pay a service fee of up to fifteen per cent of the loan amount. If he fails to honour any of the conditions of the loan the bondsman will repossess the assets that were offered as security. Facing such a calamity while criminal charges are still looming can have disastrous consequences.

Dishonouring the conditions of release van also lead to calamitous results. The accused will be arrested again and if he tries to flee the bondsman will act as bounty hunter to find him and to bring him back. The accused will have to pay for this operation and he will lose the money that was paid as security. In addition, he will remain in custody and he will be charged with additional criminal offences.

Bondsmen have many critics. They do offer a useful service, however. Without them, thousands of accused that cannot raise the necessary money will have to languish in jail. Their families may suffer without the income they used to earn.




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