subject: Bail Bonds Varieties: Cash Bonds, Surety Bonds, And Property Bonds [print this page] Friend or family member been arrested? Friend or family member been arrested?
Need information on how bail works or how to pay for bail bonds?
Learn the difference between the various types of bail bonds that exist, namely cash bonds, surety bonds, and property bonds.
Cash Bonds
The most basic of the three, cash bonds do not require a bail bondsman at all. Instead, they are negotiated through the court.
After an arrest, the defendant goes through a booking process which includes appearing before a judge, who sets the bail cost. If the person doing the bailing has the full amount in cash, that person can forgo using a bail bonds business and pay the entire cash bond to the court.
The advantage of using a cash bond is that the bailer will be compensated the whole amount at the conclusion of the trial, regardless of the verdict.
The downside is that the bail is usually quite high and court cases can drag along. The average person cannot afford to have that much money tied up for so long. This is where surety bonds play a huge role.
