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Depending on the location of an arrest, a defendant may spend time in a county or city jail. Inmates are held at a city or county jail while being charged, but typically not yet sentenced. While [...]

No one wants to get a call from a loved one in jail, It’s a hard thing to process. Someone you care about is in a bad situation, and they’re asking you for help. It’s that much worse when you [...]

Helping a loved one post bail is never easy. It may be even trickier when you are trying to post bail for someone in another state. If you are not able to provide the entire bail amount, it is [...]

Thousands of people post bail every day, but when celebrities are involved in criminal activity social media is quick to report it, and we are more likely to hear about it. ​Celebrities do not [...]

Whenever the imposed bail amount is less than the maximum amount allowed, conditions of release will apply. If a DUI case involves certain circumstances, then an individual’s release conditions [...]

Minnesota law states that a judge who sets a bail amount as a condition of release must set two different amounts: one based on the suspect keeping other conditions of release (such as wearing a [...]

When defendants are released from jail, they may have to post bail as part of the conditions of release ordered by a judge.  Oftentimes the words bail and bond are used in connection with these [...]

When a defendant is released from jail on a bail bond, they pay a fee and sign a contract with the bail bond agency, agreeing (among other things) to appear in court.  The agency posting the bail [...]

Every day, thousands of people are victims of identity theft, with many not even knowing it until damage has been done. According to Minnesota law: A person who transfers, possesses, or uses an [...]

Sadly, domestic assault charges are one of the top three most common offenses in which we issue bail bonds. Minnesota has a reputation for some of the toughest assault laws in the country. Of [...]