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Getting Out Of Jail Free With “Own Recognizance”

Orange Cove Bail Bonds

For bail bond service you can trust, call 559-237-1054 Getting released from jail on “Own Recognizance” is the ultimate “Get Out Of Jail Free” card. Most people are required to pay bail if they want to be released, which can be hundreds to thousands of dollars (or even in the millions!). But when the judge […]

What All Those Legal Bail Words Mean And Why They Matter

Bail – determined by a judge, this is the amount of money a defendant will need to pay court in order to leave jail. Bond, or bail bond – a written contract from a professional bail agent to the court (acts as bail payment) with the understanding that if the defendant fails to go to […]