Appearance Bond Alabama

Bond Hearing: A hearing in which the accused may ask the court to reduce the set amount of bond. Bond is an amount of money which is required to get out of jail while resolution of the criminal case. The posting of bond does not mean the case is over. You cannot pay to have a criminal case dismissed or thrown out.

In certain cases, the court dictates that the only type of bond accepted for an individual's bail is called a cash-only bond. In a cash-only bond, the defendant must pay the entire amount of bail in cash.For cash-only bonds, the defendant will only be released from custody after the full amount is paid.

If you paid cash bail to the court, meaning you paid the full bail amount, you will have that money returned to you after the defendant makes all required court appearances.If a defendant is found not guilty, the bond is discharged; if the defendant pleads guilty, the bond is discharged at the time of sentencing.

Appearance bonds are posted for the release of a Defendant as to secure his/her appearance as required before the Court and such other places as required. All bonds must be ordered by the judge before acceptance by the Clerks Office. Bonds may be secured or unsecured.

An unsecured appearance bond either sets no bail at all, or sets bail at a certain amount but only requires the defendant to pay the amount if he or she fails to appear or to comply with a condition of release.

This is sometimes called a recognizance bond or a signature bond. The bond is your promise to pay a sum of money in the event that you fail to appear to dispose of your case. This type of bond is given in cases where the amount of bond is low.

How does bail bonds work in Alabama? A judge sets the defendant's bail amount. An Alabama bail bondsman will post the bond once the 10 to 15 percent premium is paid by the defendant or co-signor. If the defendant doesn't appear in court the indemnitor owes the bondsman 100% of the bond.