{"id":15305,"date":"2019-01-30T09:26:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T16:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/criminal-defense-law\/?page_id=15305"},"modified":"2022-07-07T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T23:00:09","slug":"bail-bond-process-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/criminal-defense-law\/blog\/bail-bond-process-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does The Bail Bond Process Work in Arizona?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

We\u2019ve all heard about bail and bail bonds, whether it\u2019s in the news, movies, or neighborhood gossip. Bail bonds take on a different tone, however, when a family member calls you from the county jail in the middle of the night with a request to bail them out. You want to help your family member or friend get out of jail as quickly as possible, but how? How does bail work, and what do you do if you can\u2019t afford the bail?<\/p>\n

What is Bail?<\/h2>\n

Bail is a financial arrangement that allows someone to post collateral in exchange for someone\u2019s release from jail (we’ll refer to the jailed individual as the defendant). In exchange for the defendant’s release, the party who posts bail (which may be the defendant, a family member, friend, or bail bond agency) guarantees that the defendant will appear in court any time they are summoned for their case. This includes the initial pleading, subsequent hearings, and any other mandated appearances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The principle behind bail is simple\u2014as long as the defendant appears in court, the party who posts bail will get their money back. If the defendant tries to skip town and make a run for it, the court will keep the bail money. As bail is often quite expensive, this provides a lot of incentive for all interested parties to ensure that the defendant shows up in court.<\/p>\n

While the defendant is free to pay their own bail, most people can\u2019t afford to do this. Some lucky defendants may have a family member or friend with enough cash or valuable assets to post bail on their behalf, but most people aren\u2019t so fortunate.<\/p>\n

Bail amounts are often quite substantial, so it\u2019s difficult for the average person to post bail on their own. To solve this predicament, most people turn to a bail agent or bail bondsman for assistance.<\/p>\n

What is a Bail Bond?<\/h2>\n

Unless the bail agent or bail bondsman has the cash to cover the bail in full (it’s rare to find someone willing to do this), a surety bond company can issue a bail bond through the bail agent or bail bondsman. There are two types of bail bonds:<\/p>\n