Texas Greg Abbott last week signed for piece of legislation that could change the way judges assign bond to criminal suspects ...

Many people have negative impressions about bail bonds because of false information ... Justice, not finger-pointing, is at stake. Forget the shame; posting bail isn’t an admission; it’s only a ...

Texas bail reform package changes coming. What we know "Under current statute, the only offense a judge can deny bond flat ...

Gov. Abbott will sign a series of bond reform bills in Houston Tuesday afternoon. State bail reform was identified as a ...

The bail reform measures, Senate Bill 9 and Senate Joint Resolution 5, would make it easier to hold those facing serious ...

Accused cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried has asked a judge to keep secret the identities of two people who agreed to sign his bond, claiming they’d face harassment if their names were ...

Or he could pay a bail bondsman thousands of dollars to assume ... She’d told the public defender’s office she’d be willing to sign a sworn statement that Conquistador hadn’t bothered ...

Ellen Lindner / Investopedia A bail bond is an agreement by a criminal defendant to appear for trial or pay a sum of money set by the court. The bail bond is co-signed by a bail bond agent ...

Those who are considered flight risks must usually put up savings, pledge property or get bail bond loans to get out of jail before their court date. There are several ways you (or loved ones on ...

Bail bonds guarantee court appearances, often with collateral forfeited if defendants fail to show. Defendants who can't afford to post their full bail amounts can secure a bond from a bond agent ...

Three common types of bail bonds include cash, surety bonds and property bonds. Bail bonds are not loans. They are guarantees. Being charged with a crime is probably not going to make your day.