Cascade Bail Bonds

For the repayment of your bail, you must meet all of the terms of your bail bond: i.e., show up to all of your court dates, pay all penalties and fees, come up with collateral, and so on. Then you as the "arrestee" can expect your bail payment to be transferred to your bail bonds company or institution.

While bail bond agencies don’t want to lose money (no business does), they do look at the situation before agreeing to the bond. For example, if the defendant has a family he or she needs to provide for, this can make a big difference in his or her decision.

A criminal defendant often pays 10 percent of the bond amount to a bail bond company. The company has an arrangement with the court and guarantees the appearance of the defendant. The defendant, who enters into a bail bond arrangement, is motivated to show up in court to be repaid his or her bail money.

A big factor in determining the bail of the accused is “flight risk.” This is the possibility that the accused will not show up for trial and the bail will be forfeited. The higher the flight risk, the higher the bail will be. For high flight risks, there may be no bail at all.