North Carolina recently passed the Pretrial Integrity Act, effective this month, October 2023. Since the act was only signed into law this past July, you may be unfamiliar with the ruling and all it entails. Primarily, this bill directly affects the bail bonds process, but the new ruling will ultimately reform how our justice system… Read more »
Posts Tagged: arrest
Alternatives to Bail Bonds: Are They Effective?
As professional bail bondsmen, we’ve encountered a few bond “naysayers” over our many years in the business. To clients with no prior arrest or bail experience, hiring a jail bonding company to get a loved one out of jail may raise questions or concerns – should I get a bail bond? Are they expensive, or… Read more »
What Happens if You or Your Loved One Skips Bail?
After you’ve been detained by police and released on bail, the stress and life challenges that result from your arrest can feel too overwhelming to bear. The idea of packing up your belongings and riding off into the sunset may seem quite alluring. But failure to appear in court (a.k.a. “skipping bail”) carries serious consequences…. Read more »
The Arrest and Bail Process
If you’ve never faced criminal charges and had to navigate through the U.S. legal system, you’re likely unfamiliar with the arrest and bail process. Maybe you feel it’s an elusive topic – something that crosses your mind while you’re watching the news, but you won’t have to confront it in your normal day-to-day. While we… Read more »