New Bill to Benefit Bail Bond Industry

NC bill would benefit bail bonds industry
 By AP  | October 06, 2011

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A last minute tweak to a bill ratified during last month's three-day legislative session makes it easier for the state's bail bondsmen to recover money if a defendant skips court.

Critics say the new measure could encourage bondsmen to take on risker clients, potentially springing more dangerous criminals from jail and putting them on the streets.

State Rep. Justin Burr, R-Stanly, who is a bail bondsman, is listed as one of four primary sponsors of House Bill 335. He said this week he has no idea how the proposed change benefiting his industry ended up in legislation that originally dealt with prison maintenance. | Read More

Finding the Best Bail Bond Services

Everyone makes mistakes from time to time, and no matter who you are or where you are from, you may find yourself in need of a bail bondsman at some point, whether it is for you or a loved one. Better Bail Bonds is available 24/7 to assist you in your time of need.

A bail bond is basically like a deposit. The person who needs bail will pay a percentage and the bailbond agent takes care of the rest. Only having to pay a percentage is not as much of a financial burden on the person who is in trouble.

You’re going to need all the information you can get on the person to be bonded out, if it’s a friend or family member. Make sure you know their address, the crime they were arrested for, place of employment, how long they’ve lived at their current residence, and similar information before calling a bail bondsman.

Better Bail Bonds will need this information on the defendant, and it will save you time later if you have all this written down beforehand. It will be easier for us to help you with all the information we need up front.

Better Bail Bonds offers low collateral and easy payment plans, with as little as 5% down. When you talk to a bail bondsman, he or she can help you set up a payment plan that fits your budget.

Since Arizona is a collateral state by law, please have any information on collateral available, as well as information on whether the person that needs bail assistance is a first time offender or will need additional monitoring once released.

San Jose Sharks vs. Bad Boys Bail Bonds

Have the San Jose Sharks violated fans’ freedom of speech?

Greg Wyshynski - September 27, 2011

From YAHOO! SPORTS

Watch any NHL game on television, and you may not remember what the fans seated in back of the home bench were wearing that night.

Here's the thing: The Sharks argue that "promotion" of a business on a T-shirt at the game is actually "advertising." So the team changed its dress code at HP Pavilion for the 2011-12 season: Prohibiting ticket holders from using their tickets to "generate publicity for the purposes of promoting and/or marketing other businesses." Which means, going forward, the team intends to ban Bad Boys Bail Bonds T-shirts behind the players' bench. Which means they now have a 260-pound problem on their hands named Jeffrey Stanley, who owns the company. "My constitutional attorney says we have a legal right to wear the shirts at the game," Stanley told us on Monday. Bad Boys Bail Bonds was founded in 1998 by Stanley, and now has seven offices in California. He's been a Sharks season-ticket holder for around a decade, and currently has two seats behind the home bench and two seats behind the visitors' bench — a seating request from his daughters, who wanted to be on the glass. They've worn the bail bonds shirts to the game for years. Last season, Stanley decided to further his relationship with the Sharks by buying ad space behind the benches and sponsoring the penalty box, which seems like a rather appropriate venue for a bail bonds company.  |  Read More

Mother used house she doesn't own as bond collateral for fugitive son

By Megan O'Matz, Sun Sentinel

8:59 p.m. EDT, September 13, 2011

The mother of fugitive cop David Britto used her home as collateral to get her son out of jail. Now it seems there is a problem: She didn't own the house.

The mix-up appears to be yet another misstep in the dramatic saga of the Boynton Beach police officer who bolted for Brazil late last month rather than stand trial on charges of trafficking methamphetamines.

 

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Local Bondsmen Seek Change in Bail Law

Local bondsmen seek change in bail law

by The Associated Press

The Associated Press

The Associated Press

MCT REGIONAL NEWS
By Cassie Shaner

The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

Sept. 05--Bail bonding is regulated at the county level in West Virginia, but two local bondsmen want to see statewide rules implemented.

Bill Garvin, owner of Bill's Bail Bonds, hopes a bill establishing statewide regulations will be introduced during the 2012 legislative session.

He said bail bonds are regulated by justice departments in some states and insurance commissions in others. Either way, he said it's better than allowing counties to establish their own rules.  |   Read More

Bondsman Prevents Arson

August 30, 2011 by Collateral Staff
Posted in: Bail Buzz

COLUMBUS, OH — A bondsman was watching a house in Columbus when he saw two men lighting an object on fire and throwing it at a home.

Concerned that the two men were trying to start a house fire, the bondsman got out of his car and chased the suspects.

He also called police to report the incident. The suspects got away, but police say that no damage was done to the home, likely as a result of the bondsman’s intervention. |  Read More

Suspects bonding out of jail for less, affecting public safety

August 23, 2011 by Collateral Staff
Posted in: Bail Buzz

CHATTANOOGA, TN — Local judges note that bonding companies in Chattanooga are accepting low payments to get defendants out of jail, which could affect public safety. Bondsmen state that the current economic climate is putting pressure on them to accept, in some cases, 3% of a bond amount.

Some experts believe that the trend – while not against any laws – could result in higher bonds set by judges. The state bonding association believes that there is a saturation in the market, meaning more competition for bondsmen.

The association has considered increasing the requirements for new bondsmen, increasing fees, or even limiting the number of bail businesses allowed to open. | Read More