Bail is a condition placed upon a suspect's release after law enforcement officers have booked the suspect and placed him or her in jail.

Whenever possible, police tend to stack the charges against a suspect by booking a person for multiple charges. This usually results in a high bail amount that the suspect must pay in order to be released from jail.

If a suspect wants to get out of jail before their initial court appearance, they must post bail. Bail is paid either directly to the jail or through a bail bondsman. A suspect who posts bail directly to the jail must pay the entire amount in cash. Using a bondsman to pay bail usually results in the suspect paying more money—as bondsmen tend to charge up to 10% more of the total bail amount for their fee. After all, if the suspect doesn't appear in court, it is up to the bondsman to return the suspect to court or pay the entire amount of the bail bond if he cannot catch and surrender the suspect back into police custody before the expiration of the 180-day period following the forfeiture of bail declared by the court when the defendant fails to make his court appearance.

I recommend that you pay bail through a Riverside County bondsman. They can usually get a suspect released earlier than a family or friend who is posting bail directly to the jail. Also, if a family member or friend pays cash bail to a jail, they may not get the money back until a few months after your case has been resolved. In addition, I can get my clients a 2% discount down to 8% of the bail fees and make sure the bail bondsman deals with them fairly when it comes time to return any collateral put up to secure the bail bond at the end of a case.

A good Riverside criminal defense attorney can usually get the court to lower the bail amount substantially—especially if the bail fee is too high for the crime the suspect is accused of committing. I have been able to persuade the court on many occasions to release my clients on their own recognizance which meant that my client did not have to pay any money for bail.

Stephen R. Brodsky, Attorney At Law, is one of the most experienced Murrieta criminal defense lawyers in the Greater Los Angeles area. He has devoted more than 20 years of his life to practicing criminal law and has successfully defended hundreds of people who have been charged with committing a crime. If you or a loved one is in jail on bail, consult Stephen R. Brodsky right away whose experience devoted exclusively to criminal law will help you make important decisions on how to get you or your loved one released at the earliest possible time. Mr. Brodsky will be able to help get you released on a lower bail or on your own recognizance. Your record and your freedom are too important to entrust to any other lawyer but him. Call Stephen Brodsky today.

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