If you're arrested and brought to a police station, under what circumstances can you be bailed out?

Question

This one's for a story. It's for a fight. If the girl's best friend came, could he bail her out for it? I don't get the whole bail thing, I never have.

Answer 1

SHE MUST APPEAR BEFORE A COURT WHEREIN BAIL IS SET. SHE COULD ALSO BE RELEASED ON HER OWN RECOGNIZANCE THAT IS WITHOUT POSTING BOND. THE FACTS OF THE CASE ARE HEARD, THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, AND HER PAST AND CIRCUMSTANCES ARE CONSIDERED

Answer 2

It depends on the state and the charge.  If it's a minor charge, then bail is set (usually a percentage of the fine for the charge) and anyone can show up with the bail - the prisoner is the one paying, so they don't care who actually shows up to pay it on his behalf.

If it's a major charge (felony), it waits for a court hearing and a judge to decide.  Again, it's really the prisoner paying, so it doesn't matter who shows up to pay it.

As far as not getting the bail thing I'll give you the whole story.  Someone is arrested and a hearing is set on the charges - usually this is months away.  The court wants to make sure the person will show up at the hearing in a few months.  If it's a really minor charge (like shoplifting), they will usually let you go with a "promise to appear".  If it's a larger charge and they don't trust his "promise", they can keep him in jail until the hearing or they often say, give us money to hold (bail).  When you show up for the hearing, we will refund the money.  If the person shows up, he gets the money back.  If he doesn't, he forfeits the $ and a warrant is issued.  Sometimes there is "no bail set".  That's because the court thinks the prisoner will not show up or they think it's too dangerous to have him out of jail before the hearing.  It's money that's paid to the court as security.  If it's a really big charge, like manslaughter, the bail can be really high - say $50,000.  The person can often not come up with $50,000.  He can ask someone else to pay (usually by putting their house up for bail) or if no one wants to take a chance, he can go to a bail bondsman.  You pay the bail bondsman a fee, which he keeps no matter what (this is how he makes his money) and he pays the bail.  If you don't show up, he loses his money and will come find you himself (bounty hunter).

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

After arraignment,bail will be set.Usually on Monday if it's the weekend or the following morning if a week night.

Answer 4

it depends on the nature of the crime. i believe the police will contact the Crown Prosecution service (CPS) and for a minor offence they may release the person and tell them to come back again at a later date to the police station.

for a major crime at the initial court hearing the judge will decide if to award bail but in exchange for a sum of money to be held a sureity.

but for even bigger crimes like murder, etc.. they will never give you bail and will stay in custody until your trial is over

Answer 5

You have to go to the court and system for a judge to set bail. Bail is a Judaical function and not the police dept.