Monterey County Bail Bonds

If a person is arrested in Monterey, the person will be taken to jail and booked. Many times, the person will be given the opportunity to await his or her trial outside of jail after being released on bail. Bail is an amount of money that the courts will hold onto until the end of the defendant’s trial.

The defendant (or payee of the bail) will receive a refund of the bail bond if the defendant fulfills his or her obligation to the courts. However, if the defendant fails to fulfill a legal obligation, the defendant will not receive a refund of the bail amount.

Many times, a defendant will use the services of a bail bonding agency in order to pay the full amount of the bail. The bail bonding agency is available to provide the defendant with the full amount of the money needed for bail in exchange for a down payment. Most bail bonding agencies charge a down payment of ten percent of the total cost of the bail in exchange for their services.

When the defendant fulfills the legal obligation to the court, the bail bonding agency will receive a refund of the bail bond. However, if the defendant fails to fulfill the legal obligation, the bail bonding agency will not receive a refund, so they may seize possession of some of the defendant’s assets, such as real estate or a car. The bail bonding agency will also have th authority to track the defendant down in order to return him or her to court to stand trial for the crime(s) that he or she is accused of committing.