Until November 2020, the fate of cash bail in California will be settled. The law to abolish it has been made pending until a referendum on the matter is staged next year. But even then, choosing to be out of jail by paying bail should not entail a lot of decision-making as there are significant advantages of using bail bonds Oakland against cash bail.
Bond bail does not require you to raise the whole amount of bail amount required for the crime you are accused of. You only have to pay a bail bond agent 10% of the bail bond amount. If you have the money right away, then you can pay it in cash. But trials can sometimes last for years, investing your money could have raised more than the 10% you have to pay a bail bond agent. And if you do not have money for the whole bail, a reputable bail bond agent is indeed an angel sent from heaven.
The following are the many benefits that you can derive by choosing a bail bond agent with a good reputation.
You Have a Friend and a Confidante
When you were arrested, you must have felt that the world has stumbled on you. Some of your friends, relatives, and acquaintances must have judged you at the very start. Although some may be on your side, they may not be on the jail premises to talk and comfort you.
Bail bond agents will always there when someone needs them to bail them out. They may be the first to come and visit you in jail. You will be able to talk to them. ‘Someone to talk to,’ we always ascribe to a friend. You can choose a bail bondman with whom you can talk to while still in jail.
You Found a Financier
While in jail, you will not have the means to raise the bail amount, not unless you have ready cash. You can also seek the help of your family, but your arrest may have been brought them anguish. You can spare them from more depression by solving the problem on funds by yourself. A bail bond agent will be very willing to finance your bail.
You Have a Personal Assistant
A bail bond agent will assist you from the very beginning. With more documents to read and understand, fill in the needed information, and then signing them finally, you may not be able to do them all together with your mind in a state of shock from the arrest.
A bail bond agent will assist you with all of the requirements. All you may have to do is affix your signature. And that is not the end; he will be there to remind you about your hearings so you will not miss one.…