Bail Industry Features

What to Expect When You’re Arrested

A Guide for Women Arrested in Los Angeles County
From the homeless woman charged with petty theft to celebrity bad girls like Paris Hilton, Lynwood Jail becomes a temporary home for women arrested in Los Angeles County. Also known as the Century Station Jail, Lynwood is the main LA County jail for women. If you're a woman arrested in Los Angeles, you're likely to be taken to Lynwood Jail for processing and booking.

The arrest, booking, and bail bond process goes more smoothly and is less frightening if you understand the process and know what to expect.
Stay Calm During the Arrest …

By |May 1st, 2007|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on What to Expect When You’re Arrested
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How Bail Bonds Work

Without bail bonds, people who have been arrested are kept in jail until arraignment and possibly until trial. At the arraignment the defendant is brought before a judge to hear the charges and enter a plea.  While arraignment may be “only” three business days away, sometimes less, this can mean close to a week in jail waiting when weekends and holidays are considered. Jobs, homes and families suffer, not to mention the traumatic and frightening experience of incarceration.

Instead, most defendants post a bail bond so they can continue with their regular lives until the trial is finished.  When released …

By |April 20th, 2007|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on How Bail Bonds Work
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Do I Need An Attorney?

by Douglas Ridley, Attorney at Law
The Honest Answer is that You May Not Need an Attorney
If you have been arrested for a crime, you have gone through something very difficult.  Many attorneys will prey upon your fears and convince you that you need an attorney when you really don’t need one.

However, unless you have a law degree and have practiced criminal law for several years, you probably are not the best qualified person to decide whether you need an attorney or not.  Your case might be the most basic, slam dunk case in the history of legal jurisprudence, or …

By |January 5th, 2007|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on Do I Need An Attorney?
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Who Let “The Dog” Out?

February 27, 2006, Los Angeles, CA – America is consumed with “reality television”, but what about what really happens?  Millions are drawn to the oddities and excitement of “Dog The Bounty Hunter”, but on March 14, the San Fernando Valley Legal Secretaries Association will find out firsthand how a California family bail bond business operates.

“SFVLSA is always eager to provide topics that are fun and informative, and this one promises to fulfill.  Most of us know about bail bonds from television or the movies, but that’s bail bonds with a Hollywood twist.  We hope we never need a bail …

By |February 27th, 2006|Bail Industry Features|Comments Off on Who Let “The Dog” Out?
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