{"id":3027,"date":"2022-10-30T08:14:44","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T08:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/?p=3027"},"modified":"2022-10-21T08:17:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T08:17:23","slug":"how-criminal-history-affects-your-bail-amount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/how-criminal-history-affects-your-bail-amount\/","title":{"rendered":"How Criminal History Affects Your Bail Amount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The judge sets a bail amount based on the schedule. However, they can lower or raise the amount considering different circumstances and case conditions.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The court also reviews the nature of the case and a defendant\u2019s criminal record. Generally, past crimes affect the amount or chance of getting bail altogether.<\/p>\n<p>You can hire a <a href=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/about\/\"><u>bail bond service<\/u><\/a>\u00a0to get a quick release. However, it would help if you familiarized yourself with the conditions that affect your bail.<\/p>\n<h2>How Does Court Set Bail?<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re arrested on a criminal charge, you\u2019ll go through arraignment \u2013 a brief initial hearing within 48 hours. The judge determines whether you\u2019ll receive bail or not. The judge will set the bail amount if you receive the bail.<\/p>\n<h2>What makes the court deny bail?<\/h2>\n<p>The court considers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/public_education\/resources\/law_related_education_network\/how_courts_work\/bail\/\"><u>certain factors<\/u><\/a>\u00a0during its decision to approve or deny bail. Your bail can be denied on the grounds if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You\u2019re a threat to public safety.<\/li>\n<li>The criminal charges are severe such as murder.<\/li>\n<li>You have a record of multiple serious crimes in the past.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re at flight risk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, if the court believes that the accused will appear in all hearings, then they may be released on bail or their recognizance. If you\u2019re released on your own recognizance, you won\u2019t be liable to pay bail money. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/ipdc\/files\/johnson-local-rules.pdf\"><u>bail amount<\/u><\/a>\u00a0may range from $500 to $100,000, depending on the charge and court.<\/p>\n<h2>How Do Prior Records Affect Bail?<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve established already that having a history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/criminal%20record\"><u>criminal record<\/u><\/a>\u00a0can influence the decision to grant you bail. It can also increase the bail amount.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if you were charged with a vehicle misdemeanor in the past, the judge may increase the bail amount if you violate the law again. In other cases, the court can raise the bail amount massively if you have a strike on your criminal record from a previous felony conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you don\u2019t have a strike, the bail amount can increase for more than one charge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3022\" src=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Picture9-300x200.png\" alt=\" A courtroom ready for an initial hearing\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Picture9-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Picture9-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Picture9-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Picture9.png 1144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The judges also evaluate a defendant\u2019s criminal record to determine whether they\u2019ll respect the law after release. Multiple convictions in the criminal record show that the defendant doesn\u2019t comply with the law, which can motivate the court to raise the amount and set stringent restrictions.<\/p>\n<h2>Get Bail Bond Services 24\/7 in Indiana<\/h2>\n<p>Multiple factors affect the bail amount. It\u2019s hard to pinpoint the exact cause behind a raise or decrease in bail money. Nonetheless, you can get affordable <a href=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/service-areas\/\"><u>bail bond services<\/u><\/a>\u00a0in Indiana to secure quick release. <strong>DeLaughter Bail Bonds<\/strong>\u00a0employs a team of licensed bail bond agents\u00a0always on standby to help you secure bail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/contact-us\/\"><u>Contact us<\/u><\/a>\u00a0today for the lowest bond rates in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The judge sets a bail amount based on the schedule. However, they can lower or raise the amount considering different circumstances and case conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3021,"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\/3027"}],"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=3027"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3029,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3027\/revisions\/3029"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}