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A bail bondsman, bail bond agent or bond dealer is any person, agency or corporation that will act as a surety and pledge money or property as bail for the appearance of a defendant in court. Bail bond agents are almost exclusively found in the United States because the practice of bail bonding is illegal in most other countries.
Surety bond: By a surety bond, a third party agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of the defendant. In many jurisdictions this service is provided commercially by a bail bondsman , where the agent will receive 10% of the bail amount up front and will keep that amount regardless of whether the defendant appears in court.
Court bail may be offered to secure the conditional release of a defendant with the promise to appear in court when required. [1] In some countries, especially the United States, bail usually implies a bail bond, a deposit of money or some form of property to the court by the suspect in return for the release from pre-trial detention.
At 1:45 pm, the first defendant, a Black woman with blond hair, is called to stand at a podium facing the judge's dais. This court appearance will determine whether she will be put in jail or go ...
A third defendant who pleaded guilty in a felony fraud case involving the ... had been free on bond since he and another man pleaded ... Bob Matthews bought the Palm House property in 2006 ...
Bond was originally set at $100,000 for Leland Williams, the man accused of shooting a Tarrant County sheriff’s deputy at a bank Monday. ... theft of property valued between $50 and $500 ...
Pro se legal representation (/ ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s iː / or / ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s eɪ /) means to argue on one's own behalf in a legal proceeding, as a defendant or plaintiff in civil cases, or a defendant in criminal cases, rather than have representation from counsel or an attorney. The term pro se comes from Latin pro se, meaning "for oneself" or ...
Interpleader is a civil procedure device that allows a plaintiff or a defendant to initiate a lawsuit in order to compel two or more other parties to litigate a dispute. An interpleader action originates when the plaintiff holds property on behalf of another, but does not know to whom the property should be transferred.