Shelby County Bail Bonds

Is your loved one waiting in Shelby County jail right now? Are you in need of a licensed and qualified bail bond company? In Shelby County there are so many different bail bond companies to choose from, it’s hard to decide which one is the best or right one. Is there even a true difference between the many companies? In fact, yes there are differences. A reliable, trusting and good bail bond company in Shelby County should and will be available at all times, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You wouldn't want to stay in the Shelby County jail overnight just because there isn't a 24 hour jail bond company open currently, would you?

Bail bonds are not as simple as many people in Shelby County think either. You don't just pay 10% of the bail and walk free out of jail. Generally the company has to decide if they think you are a risk to flee. That's a hard decision they have to make considering if you were to flee from Shelby County while on bail, because then your failure to show up at court causes them to lose the entire amount of the bail value. Most decent bail bond companies can make this decision pretty quick after receiving your application. If you don't get a direct decision from a company within a couple of hours, you should move on to the next one.

The clerk’s office in Shelby County processes about forty five thousand (45,000) bail bonds a year for all courts in Shelby County. This number is also excluding juvenile and federal bonds. In Shelby County if a bail bond is in cash, there is no service fee, for all others, there is. When the bail bond is posted it takes around two to six hours for the inmate to be released, however there are a few exceptions. If the arrest is related to domestic violence the process will take longer. If it is a misdemeanor arrest then that takes around six to eight hours to process. Felony arrests are handled completely differently due to State Law, so they will definitely take longer than misdemeanor charges.

If you are interested in opening a bail bond company in Shelby County, you simply file an application to open a professional one. You are also required by law to post a minimum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) in cash with the Criminal Court Clerk, as a security for bonds written. There also must be previous approval by the Court before a bonding company is allowed to post any security in addition to the minimum cash deposit that they were required to post. When a Shelby County bail bond company writes a bond for a defendant, it is their responsibility that all of the bail bonds have the following: name, address, which includes any apartment numbers, and a zip code number for the defendant legibly printed within thereon.

If you or a loved one is arrested, just make sure you find the right bail bond company in Shelby County. Once you find the right bail bond company you are sure to get you or your loved one out of jail in a timely matter, and hopefully keep them out so long as they don't flee while out on bail or participate in any other criminal activity.

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What our bail agents will need from you:

• Defendants Full Name
• Prior Arrest information
• Defendants Date of Birth
• Bond Amount

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201 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38103
901-379-7625

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