Summertime is supposed to be about having fun and celebrating life. The problem is that sometimes having fun sometimes crosses a legal line. Unfortunately, that line is sometimes hard to see and we don’t realize that we’ve crossed it until we find ourselves sitting in...

Life is short, and we don’t have the time to spend it doing things we do not want to. That is one of the many reasons why people do not like getting arrested. They do not want to be stuck in jail, letting life just...

Tragedies are stories that many people enjoy to read or watch, but hate to experience firsthand. Tragedies are stories that tell, or events that cause, great suffering, destruction, or stress. These are the sort of things that people never want to be a part of,...

Sometimes, when it comes to helping out a loved one, you just know in your bones that you have to help. They may not have asked for your help, but you know they need someone looking out for them. That is why, once you learned...

With a large portion of the population never needing to deal with bail, there are a lot of myths and misconceptions about bail bonds and how they work. When these myths aren’t addressed, they can cause rifts between bail agents and their clients. In an...

Most people have never dealt with bail before and so when they have to rescue a loved one from jail, they don’t know how to do that. A big question that people often have is: how to pick a bail agent? What determines a good...

Just because you’ve been granted bail, it doesn’t mean you’re free to do whatever you want. In most cases, bail comes with a list of rules you must follow. Breaking these rules will result in your bail getting revoked and you returning to jail. It...

In many situations, bail is a pre-determined amount and a bail hearing isn’t required. In others, you have to appear before a judge who listens to the charges that have been filed against you, looks at your criminal history, and decides how much bail is...

The Miranda Warning is something that pretty much everyone has heard of thanks to movies and TV. Chances are, even if a person isn’t familiar with the term Miranda Warning, they still have heard the warning. The Miranda Warning, or a person’s Miranda Rights, is...

Everyone is always looking for a good deal. While it’s true that many people will simply make grocery purchases without shopping around, that does not always apply to larger purchases. Whenever someone is making a big purchase, or spending a lot of money, they always...

The one bright spot connected to getting arrested is that you’re fairly certain you’ll be able to get out on bail. While that won’t make your problems go away, at least you will be able to continue working and paying your bills.Once you hear how...

In some extreme situations, the judge who oversees a bail hearing will make a ruling that while the individual can be released on bail, it's a cash-only bail. This means that the bail, in its entirety, must be paid in cash. In this particular case,...