Southern California Bail Bond Cost
Cost of Posting a Bail Bond
The cost to post a bail bond is 10% of the bail amount set by the court. This 10% bail bond premium is the amount you pay a licensed bail bonds company to secure your friend or family member's jail release.
As an example, if the court sets the bail amount at $10,000, you would pay a $1,000 premium to the bond company to post bail. The $1,000 premium is the bail bond company's payment for putting up the bail for the full $10,000 and securing your friend or family member's jail release. You do not get this bail money for the premium back. The premium is considered fully earned when the accused person is released from jail.
The bail bond premium is usually paid by cash, credit card or check. To help you handle the bail bond process, we offer several flexible payment options. You may not have available cash or credit to cover the entire bail payment, but you may have sufficient collateral to back up your payment. Call us and let us know your special needs or concerns. We'll answer your Southern California bail bond questions related to the jail release process and work with you to provide the bail amount.
If you don't know how much the bail amount is, we will find out for you and take care of things from there. For large bail amounts, you may need to back up your bail payment with collateral, such as a home you own. Depending on how much the bail amount is and what the charges are, you might not need collateral to pay the bail bond costs. We'll let you know and make the process as pleasant and easy as we can for you.
Keep in mind that bail bond costs are regulated by the State of California to be 10% of the bail amount. No extra taxes or hidden fees are allowed, but neither are discounts. Be wary of "cheap" bail bond companies that claim to charge only 5% or anything less than 10%, to post bail for you. These cheap bond companies may be trying to bait customers with a low bail bond cost as a down payment only, then hit them with unexpected additional fees later. Companies that charge less than the mandated Southern California bail bond amount are operating illegally, and shouldn't be trusted with your loved one's jail release.
Check out 1st Class Bail Bonds for our flexible payment options for more information on how we can help you handle your bail bond costs.
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