The Bail System & Bail Agent

THE BAIL SYSTEM

The system of bail, in one form or another, has existed since the Code of Hamurabi. Since those ancient times to present, there has been devised no other method as efficient and effective at protecting the public, while at the same time protecting the rights of the accused, as the system we know today. Professional Bail Agents protect three distinct parties:

THE CRIMINALLY ACCUSED

The 8th Ammendment to the U.S. Constitution provides the accused the right to a fair bail. Professional Bail Agents protect this right by ensuring an individual's freedom at a fair price. Not every defendant has the financial means to place large amounts of cash or property on deposit with the courts in order to secure his or her release. Many turn to bail agents for help in these matters. The Professional Bail Agent brings an even playing field to the less privileged members of society.

THE TAXPAYER

Estimates of the annual costs for maintaining a jail 'resident' fed, clothed, and housed, range from $27,000 to $36,000 per year. At any one time, Agencies of Poindexter & Associates, Inc., monitor approximately 4,000 criminal defendants currently on bond. These figures represent an annual savings of MILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

THE VICTIM AND THE COURTS

When a bail agent executed a bail bond, he or she accepts responsibility for the defendant's appearance in court. Professional Bail Agents do not take this responsibility lightly. Proper monitoring of a criminal defendant protects the public from criminal recidivism (further criminal activity) and ensures that the accused presents himself before the court to answer to the charges against him. If the bail agent is unable to bring the defendant before the court, tha agent forfeits the full penal sum of the bond to the State. Forfeited bail is earmarked for victim's compensation programs, our children's schools and other community programs.

THE BAIL AGENT AS A COURT OFFICER AND ARM OF THE LAW

The responsible and professional Bail Agent plays a vital role in the modern judicial system. Federal and State laws as well as a long tradition of common law, grant licensed Bail Agents the POWER OF ARREST. Bail Agents are similar to federal law enforcement officers, in that they are held to no jurisdictional boundaries. Bail Agents do not have to manage their fugitives through long and complicated extradition procedures. A Bail Agent may cross state lines with their fugitive in custody with no further court process. The courts often rely on this 'Bondsman's Privilege' to get an absconder back into their jurisdiction. This privilege aids the Bail Agent in enforcing his contract with the state and protecting the public. Statistics show that Bail Agents apprehend over 35,000 fugitives from justice per year. Many times these are fugitives that law enforcement agencies have been UNABLE to find. This valuable service is accomplished AT NO COST TO THE PUBLIC. Excited about a career in commercial bail? Call us 1-800-373-2804