How Bail Works

Understand the Bail Bond Process

• You’re arrested
  • The police perform their initial procedures that include:
    • Searching for weapons or drugs
    • Reading you your Miranda Rights
    • Confiscating any property you may have on you at the time of the arrest
    • Making you sign an inventory form before you’re taken to the jail
• Booking
  • Fingerprinting and photographing
  • You need to provide basic details, such as the date of birth and address
  • Depending on the circumstances of the crime for which you were arrested, you’ll be asked to participate in a police line-up or give your handwriting sample
  • You’re then placed in jail, presumably until your trial, which could be months down the line
• After booking, your case will be sent to a prosecutor
  • They will decide as to whether or not to proceed with the prosecution
  • If they want to prosecute,  you’ll be arraigned
• Contacting a bail bond agent
  • Depending on the crime, bail may be offered according to a bail schedule
    • This is after you’ve been booked without waiting for the arraignment
  • It’s better to wait for the arraignment which usually happens within 72 hours of the arrest
    • This way, a lower bail may be set at the arraignment than what has been suggested by the bail schedule
  • Get in touch with us as soon as you are offered bail, and we’ll help you in figuring out how to go about your case
  • Once you accept the bail and make arrangements for your bond with us, you’ll be released at that time
• Arraignment
  • If you decide to wait until after your arraignment, you’ll be asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or nolo contendere or no contest, which means you are agreeing to a conviction without admitting guilt
  • At this point in time, if your bail has not been arranged already, the judge will determine the bail

Call us today at 405-262-1010, and we’ll make arrangements with you to set up your bail bond. We will be happy to discuss how bail works in El Reno, OK.