Penal Code 12022(c)
When someone is arrested for violating penal code 12022, it means that the person has been arrested for the being armed with a firearm during specified drug offenses. This is a felony offense that has a $20,000 assumptive bail associated with it. The assumptive bail is the amount of money that it will take to get the defendant out of jail while he awaits a trial for the allegations against him.
When a person is eligible to get out of jail on bail, the court is giving the individual the opportunity to pay a specified amount of money for his or her freedom while he awaits his trial. This bail money can be paid by the individual, by friends and family of the individual, or by a bail bonding agency. In many cases, defendants turn to bail bonding agencies for help getting out of jail.
A bail bonding agency will work out a financial arrangement with the defendant in which the bonding agency will ultimately provide the funds that are necessary to get the defendant out of jail. The defendant will then pay the agency a down payment for the services. In most cases, the down payment for a bail bond is about ten percent of the total amount of the bail bond.
The bail bonding agency is then responsible for ensuring that the defendant goes to court and fulfills all of his or her obligations to the court, such as attending trials or speaking with probation officers. In the event that a defendant misses a court date, the bail bonding agency will track the defendant down and return him or her to court.
When defendants pay for the services of a bail bonding agency, they also put up a certain amount of collateral that the agency will hold onto. This collateral could be cash, stocks, sureties, or real estate. When the defendant fulfills his or her legal obligation, this collateral will be released to the defendant. However, if the defendant fails to fulfill his or her legal obligation, the collateral will be possessed by the bail bonding agency.
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