{"id":1748,"date":"2020-05-13T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2020-05-07T09:57:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T09:57:05","slug":"key-terms-to-help-you-understand-bail-bonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/key-terms-to-help-you-understand-bail-bonds\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Terms to Help You Understand Bail Bonds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting arrested isn\u2019t the end of the world. There\u2019s always a way out<\/a>, and a way to avoid further trouble. Before you start exploring your bail options, though, it\u2019s important that you\u2019re aware of the terms and conditions that they entail. Knowledge of the legal system and its essential jargon can help you navigate the bail system better.<\/p>\n

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This blog will help you attain a basic understanding of important terms:<\/p>\n

Surety Bonds<\/h2>\n

These are the most common types of bail bonds. Every surety bond involves three parties:<\/p>\n

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  1. The defendant<\/li>\n
  2. The court or the judge<\/li>\n
  3. The bail bond agency<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The bail bondsman works on behalf of the agency, and is known as the surety. This is because their job is to \u2018assure\u2019 the court that the defendant will show for their hearing. If they fail to do so, the full bond amount will be paid to the court. The court is known as the obligee, since the bail amount paid to the court is a legal obligation. The defendant is also known as the principal. This party is indebted to the obligee.<\/p>\n

    Forfeiture<\/h2>\n

    The whole point of bail is that the defendant promises to return for their hearings. Bail doesn\u2019t mean your case has come to a close. It only means that you\u2019ve bought yourself some time to prepare for the hearings.<\/p>\n

    However, if the defendant fails to show up for the hearing on the pre-defined date, the court will then set another date. If the defendant doesn\u2019t show up the second time, it means they have violated the terms and conditions of the bail bond; therefore, the bond will be declared forfeited. In this case, the bail bondsman will be required to pay the outstanding bail.<\/p>\n

    In most cases, the bail bond agency tries to avoid bond forfeiture by sending bounty hunters to track the defendant down and bring them to court.<\/p>\n

    Indemnitor<\/h2>\n

    Certain bail bond agencies require you to have a consignee who also serves as one of the involved parties. The consignee is also known as the indemnitor who takes it upon themselves to ensure that the accused shows up for the court hearings. If they fail to do so, the bail bond agency holds the indemnitor accountable. As a result, the indemnitor will be responsible for paying the rest of the bail amount.<\/p>\n

    Anyone who you trust or who trusts you can qualify as an indemnitor. In most cases, it is either a friend or a close relative.<\/p>\n

    DeLaughter Bail Bonds will not only help you familiarize yourself with the bail bond process of Indiana<\/a> but will also post bail on your behalf. Get in touch<\/a> to learn more about how we work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Getting arrested isn\u2019t the end of the world. There\u2019s always a way out, and a way to avoid further trouble. Before you start exploring your bail options, though, it\u2019s important that you\u2019re aware of the terms and conditions that they entail. Knowledge of the legal system and its essential jargon can help you navigate the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1749,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions\/1749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}