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Did You Know: The Police Need a Warrant to Search Your Cell Phone?

In the broadest answer as to whether the police need a warrant to search your cell phone in California, the answer is yes, they need a warrant unless you give your consent. Technically, the police cannot even look at the screen without a warrant, even if they press the button to turn it off. Cell […]

How to Appear and Conduct in Court

• Arrive to your court hearing a few minutes early. • Dress appropriately, like you are going for an interview. Avoid flashy jewelry and distracting, revealing, and unkempt clothing items. • Remove hats and sunglasses. • Do not chew gum. • Sit and stand straight. • Speak only when you are asked. • Answer only […]

Just Be There for Your Loved One

You may have had a great start to 2017, but not everyone did. Unfortunately, not everyone includes a good friend of yours. They are not in great spirits right now, but your friend is relying on you to help get him or her through this. To support them financially, help them get a bail bond […]

What Collateral Is Acceptable for Bail Bonds?

When looking into getting a bail bond, you might come across the term collateral, and wonder what it means. Companies use collateral like insurance. If the defendant is compliant with all the terms of the bail bond, then the collateral is returned back to the original owner. If the defendant fails to make payments on […]

How Can I Pay for Bail?

Think of all the ways you can pay for something: cash, credit, debit, or checks. That is plenty of options to pay for a piece of clothing, or for a bail bond. A bail bond is used to get a defendant out of jail pre-trial. Bail bonds are more accommodating than cash bail for their […]

Benefits and Risks of Bail Bond Co-Signers

Dealing with an arrest is an incredibly stressful and tense time, not just for the individual, but for their loved ones as well. There will be some bickering, but there should be mostly figuring out how to get through this situation together. Multiple parties will be involved in some way or another: the defendant, a […]

Handling Arrests with Grace

No matter who you are, know this: you are a role model for someone out there, whether it is your child, friend, sibling, parent, or even a stranger. Someone is looking up to you. You do not have to be the older person to be the role model, you can be a role model to […]

Hang in There! 2017 Will Be Better

You want to start the New Year with the utmost positivity. Have this mentality: no matter what hardships you come to face, or sudden obstacles come in your way, you are going to get through them. So, even getting arrested early on in the New Year should not bring you down. Tell yourself this was […]

Juvenile vs. Adult Proceedings

There are different proceedings, rights, and consequences for someone 17 or younger who gets arrested versus someone 18 or older who is arrested. In most states, anyone 17 or younger is called a juvenile, and when they turn 18, they are called an adult. The differences are due to the fact that juveniles have less […]

Do You Know How You Are Going to Pay for a Bail Bond?

Wondering how you are going to pay for your loved one’s bail bond? Do not worry, a good bail agent will make paying for your friend or family member’s bail bond easy. After all, a bail agents job is to make the bail bond process easier for his or her clients. Most bail bond companies […]