Thursday, 14 February 2013

Bonds For Federal Crimes

By Tiveta Venum


Posting bonds for those who committed a crime that will be prosecuted federally is more complicated than the process of posting bonds for state crimes. While those who violated state laws are usually allowed to post bail in exchange for temporary release, those who were charged with federal crimes could spend weeks or months in jail until the verdict is handed by the judge.

Law violations such as kidnapping, tax evasion, tax fraud, illegal drug trafficking and other serious crimes are considered as federal crimes. Mailing ransom notes, sending harmful packages and any other crime that involves the use of Post Office also falls under the same category.

When a person commits a federal crime, he will automatically spend days or weeks in jail unlike those who committed crimes who can be released even during the day of his arrest. This is because a federal-law violator will have to wait for the arraignment. During the arraignment, he will know whether he will be allowed to post bail or not.

But while federal crimes are all serious crimes, there are some defendants who will be allowed to secure release without posting bail or what is known as release on own recognizance. The defendant could also be barred from posting bail especially those who are considered as flight risks. If allowed to post bail, it will either be with or without certain stipulations.

Understandably, the bail amount for federal charges is higher compared to bail for state charges. This is the reason why a Bail Bondsman Phoenix company becomes very useful for those who are under financial difficulty because they cannot afford to post bail in cash.

For state bonds, the usual premium is 10%, while the bond fee for federal bond is 15% of the bail amount. The bond premium set by the bondsman is higher because it is harder to write federal bonds and there are extra paperwork's to secure the release from jail.

The federal bond process could be complicated especially to those who will encounter it for the first time. It should also be noted that not all bondsmen are allowed to write bonds for federal crimes so patience is absolutely needed in looking for an expert to ask help from.




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