Standard Indiana Bail Bond Process

1.) Following an arrest, someone is responsible for contacting a bail bondsman to start the bailout process. This is typically a lawyer, friend, family member, or the defendant themselves. If cooperative, the jail officials will allow a person to make as many calls as they need to get bailed out of jail. With bad behavior, this privilege can be taken away.
2.) Once a bail agent is contacted, basic information will need to be collected. The agent will ask where the person is being detained, on what charges, length of time held, criminal history, residence information, employment history, and more. All of this information is pertinent to the bail bond process.
3.) If the obligation of a bail bond is accepted by the purchaser, (i.e. lawyer, defendant, family, or friend), then a short series of documents will need signed and dated. This is a bail agreement or contract. They differ from state to state, and among bail bondsmen. These documents include: a Bail Indemnity Agreement, a Bail Bond Application Form, and a Receipt of Purchase.
4.) If a person is bailing themselves out of jail, it is common for a bail bondsman to be dispatched out to the jail to pick the defendant up and take them back to their offices to complete the paperwork. At Woods Bail Bonds, we offer jail pick up services all throughout Indiana.
5.) After all information is collected and the paperwork is approved, the bond agent can begin “posting” the bail bond at the jail the person is being held at. Depending on the charges, this can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days. The bond procedure cannot begin until the jail is done processing the defendant. Jails can take as long as they like to do so, especially if the person was arrested under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Once they are processed, a good bail bondsman can gain them a release from jail in just a few hours.
6.) After the bond is posted, the defendant is free to go home, on the obligation to show for all scheduled court dates and hearings. Otherwise, they will forfeit their entire bond amount and be eligible for re-arrest.