Cascade Bail Bonds

A good way to look at a bail bond agency is as a service provider. In exchange for a service fee (such as 10 percent of the bail amount), they will accept responsibility for the defendant and arrange for the court to release them until the trial.

To cover the cost of bail, a bail bondsman will take out a security against a defendant‘s assets. If the defendant doesn’t have enough assets, the bail bondsman may take out security against individuals who are willing to help like family and friends.

Did you know that the Bail Reform Act of 1966 contained a loophole that allowed many dangerous suspects to be released on bail? The 1984 Bail Reform Act amended this distinction to state that defendants could now be held until trial if they were deemed dangerous. It also established new categories of bail, and said that those who were eligible for bail had to first have a bail hearing.

One thing to understand about bail and bail bonds is that whether the bail is kept by the court or not is not predicated on whether the person is guilty or innocent. Any cash bonds and/or property liens will be returned (minus the bond company’s fee) if the person complies with all court requirements and shows up on all court dates.