Penal Code 12031
If a person is arrested for penal code violation 12031, the person has been arrested for carrying a loaded firearm. This arrest is associated with a bail of $5,000 and is a misdemeanor. The bail amount is the same for every county across California. If the person is arrested for additional violations, the bails that are associated with each of those violations will be added up to equal the total bail amount for the individual.
When a person has the option of being released from jail on bond, the courts are basically saying that they trust that the defendant will return to court in order to stand trial for a particular crime, but that they would like additional assurance that the defendant will return. The bail money is refunding to the person that pays it when the defendant returns to court.
In order to pay for the cost of bail, many people require assistance from bail bonding agencies. A bail bonding agency will accept a small fee for the service that they offer to the defendant. Generally, the fee is about ten percent of the total cost of the bail. If a person is eligible for a $5,000 bail, then the down payment that the defendant would pay to the bail bonding agency would be about $500.
The bail bonding agency then assumes custody of the defendant after the defendant is released. The bail bondsman is responsible for ensuring that the defendant returns to court for all court dates that he or she has. If a court date is skipped, then the refund of the bail amount will not be issued. However, if the bail bonding agency can track down the defendant and deliver him or her to court, then the agency may receive a refund of the bond amount.
There are a variety of payment options when it comes to paying for a bail bonding. For example, many bail bonding agencies will accept a credit card down payment, a personal check, or cash. Other options might include a financing plan or the use of real property as collateral for the bond.
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