Most of the time, when a person is arrested, they are taken to jail. When they see a judge, the judge sets the bond amount. If the bail is set fairly low, (this will depend on the crime and possible past record) The attorney or someone in the family can go to the court clerk and give the amount of money needed to get the person out of jail. This money is a guarantee that the person will show up for the trial. When the trial is over the person that has put up the money or "bond" will get the money back.

At times, again, depending on the crime and possible risk, the defendant poses to the community; the bail can be set very high. Most of us don't have hundreds of thousands of dollars just sitting around in case someone needs bail. This is where the bail bond comes in.

To find a good Bail Bondsman, there are a number of ways that you can locate one. Try searching the Internet. Look in the phone book and you will probably find several different listings, usually in fairly close proximate to the courthouse, for bail bondsman, or bail bond company. Just pick one and go to the office. There is usually someone there at most hours to help you.

You will need to know the full name of the person that you want to bond out of jail. The bondsman will contact the court to find out all the particulars for the case. At this time they will tell you how much collateral you will need, to obtain a bond to get this person out of jail.

Make sure you know what you are getting into before you sign any contracts. You are putting up alot of money and this decision should not be taken lightly.