People can be arrested on any day of the week, even at the weekend or as the weekend approaches. The experience can be stressful enough for the person arrested and their loved ones without panicking about whether it's possible to get bailed out of jail or if there will be a wait until Monday. Many people wonder whether you can post bail on the weekend or on holidays, but an understanding of what bail is and how the bail system works can help to make sense of it all.
What Is Bail?
When someone is arrested, they most likely won't get a court date right away. However, it wouldn't make sense for everyone to wait in jail until their court date arrives. Therefore, the judge presiding over the case will set a bail amount. When the bail amount is paid, the person arrested can be released and must agree that they will attend their court date on the day. Defendants can handle this process on their own, but many people choose to use a bail bonds agent to help them out. When you use a bail bond company, you will only need to pay 10% of the bail amount (sometimes even less), and the bond company will take care of the rest.
To post bail, the defendant needs to appear for an arraignment before a judge. This is when the charges are given and the defendant enters a plea of guilty or not guilty. The judge will then determine the conditions for setting bail based on a number of factors, including criminal record, flight risk, family obligations, and more. The judge may choose to release the defendant without bail, set bail, or deny bail.
The defendant can either post bail or choose to remain in jail. When posting bail, the court and jail will need to take care of the paperwork, which can sometimes be a slow process.
Can You Post Bail on a Weekend?
If someone is arrested on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, they can still post bail.
At Mr Nice Guy Bail Bonds, we are available 24/7 every day of the year, even on holidays. No matter what day of the week it is, you can get in touch with our team to arrange to post bail so that you can get yourself or a loved one home as soon as possible.
Things can sometimes be a bit trickier for people who are arrested on a Saturday or Sunday, or perhaps later on a Friday. Some people may have to wait until Monday for their arraignment hearing, which means they won't know if they will be given bail until after the weekend.
However, assuming that the bail amount has already been set, the process of posting bail can be started on the weekend. We are available at any time of the day or not and on all days of the week. Get in touch by calling us today or start our online bail application to begin the bail posting process.
