Once someone is arrested and booked on a criminal charge, that person may be held in jail for trial unless he furnishes a required bail amount. This amount is set by the magistrate, in accordance with the schedule of the offense and the risk involved, in order to ensure that the charged individual shows up in court to respond to the charges madeagainst him/her. Bail may be posted with the court in several ways, usually in the form of cash, or by using a professional bondsman. Ask First Bail Bonds highly recommends using a professional bail bondsman to post a bond.
Ask First Bail Bond customer and each co-signer is liable and responsible for each defendant until a final dispostion is reached in the case.
Specific oligations include: showing up on time to each scheduled court appearance; paying the bond fee in full; notifying the bail bondsman at any time if arrested while out on bond; and informing the bondsman of any changes of personal information. (address, phone number, traveling outsided of jurisdiction.
The process of bail is regulated by the State of Tennessee and Mississippi. A judge, within the county arrested, sets the bail amount. Once the bail is set, an Ask First representative will charge 10%. The state of Tennessee regulates this fee. All Bail Bonds companies charge the same rate in Shelby County. The state of Mississippi requires that we charge 10%(15% for outside residents) for posting bonds. After payment is made, we go to the jail & post the bail.