subject: Help I've Been Arrested and I Can't Get Out [print this page] Under the 8th Amendment of the US Constitution, citizens have a constitutional right to reasonable bail. A bail bondsman is a person that basically works for an insurance company and will post a surety bond for your bail. A person charged and arrested can either post the entire bail or through a bondsman who usually charges a 10 percent fee. Posting bail is the defendants or arrestees promise to appear in a court of law to face charges, make a plea and appear at all court dates ordered by the Judge.
