Bail Out Bonding With Baby In Allegheny
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After an arrest in Pennsylvania, a criminal defendant is taken before a Magisterial District Judge (MDJ) who sets the bail amount. If the defendant pays the bail amount or uses a bail bond service, he or she will be released from jail while awaiting further developments in the case.
The decision to post bail for someone should not be taken lightly. Financially, you risk losing the bail amount or collateral if the defendant fails to appear in court. Legally, the defendant's absence can lead to arrest warrants and additional charges, complicating their legal situation further.
Most bond agreements include travel restrictions, confining you to a specific geographic area such as your county or state. These limitations are designed to ensure your availability for court dates. If travel is necessary, you must seek prior approval from the court or your bail bondsman.
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bail is set in almost all cases, including misdemeanors and felonies, except murder cases punishable with a life sentence or the death penalty. Also, a court may deny bail if that is the only possible way to make sure the defendant appears in court.
The age you need to be in order to bail someone out of jail is 18, although a lot of bail bonds companies might require that you be 21 or over. The reason for this is that in the U.S., no minor can enter into any legal contract.
Most bail bond companies also adhere to this age requirement. They require that a co-signer or the person posting bail be at least 18 years old. This ensures that all legal contracts signed with the bail bond agency are enforceable.
