A bail bond is a financial agreement between an individual and a bail bondsman to get someone out of jail. The individual pays a non-refundable percentage of the bail and the jailed individual is released.
There are actually two agreements regarding bail bonds. The first is between the jailed individual and the bail bondsman stating that the individual will attend his/her court date after being released from jail. The second is between the bail bondsman and the court stating that if the jailed individual missed the court date, the bail bondsman will pay the remaining percentage of the bail amount.
Most bail bond agencies charge 10-15% of the total bail amount, however, every situation is different. Payless Bail Bonds offers some of the lowest bail bond prices in Savannah, GA.
The court will issue a warrant for your arrest and the bail bondsman will have to pay the court the remaining balance of the bail amount. Most bail bondsman will either hire a bounty hunter or place an ad for someone to collect you and deliver you to the court in order to recoup the loss of funds.
The paperwork process with the bail bondsman will take as little as 15 minutes, however, jail release depends on several factors and can take hours depending on your situation.