Indy Bail Bonds

If you have never dealt with the legal system or jails you should know that the process can sometimes be frustrating. From the time to the defendant is received at the APC to the time they are released can be as many as 24 hours. 

Recently there has  been a 8 hour minimum put in place for domestic violence cases. This means that even if the defendant is process and has had a bond set, the bail bondsman will not be able to post the bond until the 8 hours have passed.

The APC (Arrestee Processing Center) has court room 11 that runs 24 hours a day. Every few hours, or when the court has enough files ready, court 11 will have a session. These sessions usually last about 1 hour. During these court sessions the judge will hear cases and set bail bonds or modify bail bonds.  It is at the judges discretion if he/she will modify bail bonds or not. Defendants that have already posted bond before court will not have their bail bond modified  during court but will be released right after court. For defendants that are arrested for public intoxication, disorderly conduct and similar crimes they will usually be COR’d (court ordered release).

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In Marion County Indiana (Indianapolis), Hamilton County Indiana (Noblesville, Carmel) and the rest of central Indiana, bail bonds work the same. Bonds that are set as surety bail bonds can only be posted by a licensed bail bondsman. Bondsmen in Indiana are licensed by the Indiana Department of Insurance.

Per Indiana statute all bondsmen must receive 10% of the total bond amount as payment before posting a bond. Bondsmen cannot charge anymore or any less than the 10%. In some counties the bondmen will also be required to collect a $5 bond filing fee to be paid to the jail, court or clerk when posting bond. Basically every bondsmen performs the same service for the same price. The only difference is the level of service and knowledge of each counties differing protocols that distinguishes one bondsmen from another.

Once the bondsmen has posted the bond with the jail, court or clerk the bond is in effect and premium has been earned. The premium is non refundable or returnable after the bond has been posted.

Kerry Edwards

Indy bail Bonds

You might wonder why a bondsman would need a blog. Well you would be surprised at the different questions and concerns that can be answered with this blog.

For this first blog I’ll just explain the types of bonds that are set in Marion County Indiana. Although we post bail bonds all over the country, for this blog I’ll focus on bail bonds in Indiana.

When using my link to Marion County Jail inmate information, you’ll notice a 2 letter code next to the amount of bond. These letters typically will be: NB, SR, PR, PU, XR, or CS. Here is the explanation for each code.

• NB= No bond (Not eligible for release)
• SR= Surety bond (Must use a bail bondsman)
• PR= Personal recognizance (Family can post 10% with the court, no bondsman needed)
• PU= Purge bond (Full amount of bond must be paid)
•  XR= Split bond (Part of bond to be paid to bondsman and part to court. This is a combo of SR+PR)
• CS= Cash bond (Full amount of bond must be paid, not eligible to use bondsman)

On future entries I’ll further explain each of these types of bonds.

Kerry

Indy Bail Bonds