[embedded content]How Bail Bonds Work by AboutBail AboutBail recently launched a video for the bail bond industry and bail bond agents that walks potential clients through the bail bond process. It covers the process in an easy to understand format from the arrest through exoneration. This video is free for bail agents to use on […]
How Local Search Puts Your Bail Business on the Map
You may have heard the term “local search” recently and wondered what it is and how it can help bail agents market their businesses. Local search basically ensures that people can find your business online when searching for local terms such as “Bail Bonds Denver” or wherever your business may be located. This is accomplished […]
Proposed ‘Alternative Bond Program’ Threatens to Eliminate Colorado Bail Industry
Although the private bail industry in Colorado suspected that trouble was brewing, most everyone was still blindsided by the swift introduction of Senate Bill 11-186, a bill that could potentially do major damage to the livelihood of Colorado bail agents. Simply put, SB 11-186 would likely put around 485 Colorado bail agents out of business, […]
Florida Pretrial Release Legislation Advances for 2011 Session
According to recent statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, violent crime is down nationwide and fewer arrests by law enforcement are being made. A 2009 report by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) found that local jail populations dropped by 2.3 percent from 2008 to 2009. This is the first decline in the U.S. […]
Learn How to Grow Your Bail Agency in Challenging Times
If you weren’t able to make it to the PBUS 30th Anniversary Winter Conference, you can still benefit from the knowledge that was shared there. Adam Camras, AboutBail.com CEO, gave a presentation to a business-minded group of bail agents titled “Succeeding Where Others Fail: Growing Your Bail Agency in Challenging Times.” During the talk, Camras […]
The Bail Bonds Industry Should Learn From The Banking Industry
Many in the bail bonds industry are happy to start a new year after a difficult 2010. The average bail bondsman faced pressure from things such as a harsh economic climate, increased regulatory scrutiny and unpopular pretrial release programs. The issues are only compounded when the public and regulators read stories that portray bail bonds […]
County Approves Bail Bond Board
Titus County Commissioners, after an hours’ worth of discussion and deliberation Monday, unanimously voted to implement a county bail bonds board, effective Oct. 1, 2011. A county bail bond board is responsible for licensing and regulating bail bond companies operating in a county, in accordance with Chapter 1704, Regulation of Bail Bond Sureties, of the […]
How Can You Save Your Money And Time for Managing The Bail Bonds?
Save Time And Money – Choose The Right Bail Bonds Company Obtaining assistance from a Bail Bonds company for your payment arrangements with the prison and the court facility may be protected and fast; however, you could still conserve some of your money and time if you are cautious. Employing qualified and expert bail bondsmen […]
In Defense of Bounty Hunting
Bounty hunters and bail bondsmen have a bad rap: The American Bar Association calls their line of work “tawdry,” and Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun declared it “odorous.” But bounty hunters have an unlikely ally: Alex Tabarrok, an economist at George Mason University, who argues in The Wilson Quarterly that bounty hunters are “unsung” heroes […]
Bail Bonds Types That Open to Defendants
What Are The Different Types Of Bail Bonds? All these are protection determines the court imposes to guarantee the implicated individual concerns court to one more gotten day of hearing of his / her instance. Exactly what develops is the implicated is allowed to pay a percent of the bail like 20 % and the […]