How to Find Bail Bondsmen in Your Area

Search and find bail bonds near you when you need it most. Look, an arrest can happen any time of day or night and finding a bail bonds company you can work with can be trouble, especially if you’ve never had to bail someone out.

Find Bail Bonds Anywhere in the United States

While you can use our free search and find bail services, please note that we are not bondsmen or lawyers. How Bail Bonds Work simply helps you get information about bail, where to find bail and some of the laws on the books about bail bondsmen and bail companies in the states that still have commercial bail systems. We hope you find this information useful in your time of need.

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The Steps to Finding a Bail Bondsman You Can Trust

When you need bail, it’s an unexpected expense. For most families this is a huge liability and you need to find a bail bonds company you can work with, plus a surety company that might offer bail Loans and zero down bail. To start, the defendant will probably be given a list of bondsmen to call when they are in a county detention facility.

This bail list in the jail will have updated information about local bondsmen who are allowed to write bail in that county. If they have found someone to use, that bondsman will be calling you to cosign the bond.

When you receive the call, you’ll need to provide the following information:

• Your full name and date of birth
• Where you work and for how long
• Where you live and for how long
• How long you have known the defendant and your relationship
• Information about the defendant. Where they live, where they work among other things.

Once the bondsman has your information they’ll input the details onto an indemnitor form for you to sign along with the bail application contract. Once the contracts are signed the bondsman will begin the process of getting the defendant released from county jail.

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Tips For Finding a Bail Bondsman

If this is the first time you’ve needed bail, you may not know where to start. Look, an arrest happens unexpectedly and fast. Most defendants aren’t even considering getting arrested or how to pay for bail. We’re going to give you our tips on how to find bail bondsmen near you that you can trust:

• Look for surety companies that provide bail services 24 hours a day with bondsmen who are on call and ready to help you. A bondsman who is on call will be able to get a defendant out of county jail quick.
• At the police department or sheriff office they will always have a list of bond companies who are licensed to write bail in their county.
• When you talk with a bondsman be sure they give you all details about the bail fees. Be sure you understand how bail works before you sign the bail contract.
• Ask about their license and how long the company has been in business.
• Check their ratings online to see what others have commented about their service.
• Once you know how much the premium payment will be, you’ll know if you need financing. Let the company know you may need a bail loan and if they offer that service.
• Remember that this is a business transaction and you are paying the bondsman for a service. If you don’t feel sure this is the company you want to do business with call around to find bail bonds companies.

If you’re a bondsman who wishes to be listed in our bail bonds directory, please contact us on our bail advertising page.

NOTE: When you need to find bail companies that offer zero down bail, be sure to ask once you understand how much the bail premium will cost.