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When you or someone you care about is incarcerated, your priority is to secure a safe release as soon as possible. This can be overwhelming. You may feel rushed and might make bad decisions based on incomplete or inaccurate information-decisions that carry serious long-term consequences. Get Bail, Leave Jail helps Americans safely navigate legal accusations, arrests, bail bondsmen, and the most complicated court procedures. Its guidance stems from more than 60 years of family experience in bail, working with thousands of people in need, countless criminal defense lawyers, and all manner of law enforcement and court officials. Within these pages, you'll find detailed advice about: - Five types of bail agencies (including how to check their reputation and qualifications). - Eleven questions to ask a bail bondsman or bail agent before hiring them. - Five ways to get out of jail (and how to speed up release). - Eight ways that getting out of jail can be delayed (and how to avoid them). - The most common bail bond forms and contracts you'll encounter. - Twenty-one types of items you can use as bail collateral to secure your bond money. - Navigating criminal court procedures and ensuring the exoneration of your bail bond. - How to prepare your defense in court, how to reduce sentencing, and maybe even how to stay out of prison completely. Every arrest is difficult, whether it's a DUI, traffic ticket, shoplifting, domestic violence, drug possession, white collar crime, or an even more serious charge. But defendants who get out on bail are better prepared because they have more time, more options, and can seek better help. Read Get Bail, Leave Jail to prepare yourself with this vital information before you or your loved ones ever need it.

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This book removes the veil of Hollywood movies and TV shows (I'm looking at you, Dog the Bounty Hunter) about what really goes on in the world of bail bonds and bounty hunting, otherwise known as professional fugitive recovery. For detailed insight into the lesser-known corners of the criminal defense process of America, this is your guide. Al Gonzalez, Licensed Bounty Hunter, FTA Fugitive Services Too often, ordinary people overlook the importance of knowing how to protect their sovereign rights and interacting with law enforcement in the appropriate way. The advice in this short guide is direct, concise, and accurate, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to all Americans who value their freedom. Joe Lombardo, Current Bail Supervisor and Former Peace Officer A book like Get Bail, Leave Jail that lays out what bail is and why it matters so much in clear and simple language anyone can understand is long overdue for American families. Not only that, but it provides integral tactical advice about how to employ the knowledge here to your advantage in an encounter with the criminal justice system. I consider it essential reading for anyone in a position where they are, sooner or later, liable to have to defend themselves in court against any manner of criminal allegations. John M. Rorabaugh, California Bail Law Attorney Families under stress as well as individuals involved in the system will appreciate the wealth of information presented in this crystal-clear guide to the bail bond process. US Review of Books For the best advice you'll read this year concerning bail, bondsmen, and related issues, Get Bail, Leave Jail should be first on your reading list. Reader's Favorite The author's pragmatic advice includes numerous detailed explanations, real-life scenarios, and highly valuable suggestions. After reading this book, you will have all the knowledge you need to select the best bail agency for your specific situation and will understand how to expedite release from jail. Indies Today Plotkin, a third-generation bondsman, explains it all as clearly and thoroughly as a Martha Stewart recipe... Readers with a loved one facing charges, or those who are simply are interested in learning about a murky area of the law from an authoritative source, need to read this book. IndieReader

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S.J. Plotkin is the founder of Angels Bail Bonds, a prominent Southern California bail bonds service. As a third-generation participant in the legal and criminal justice system, he brings many decades of experience assisting the release of tens of thousands of inmates from jail before trial. Since 1958, his family has handled some of the largest bail bonds in the United States and has worked hard to develop creative and caring solutions for uncommon client situations.If you or a loved one gets arrested in California and needs expert help from a seasoned bail agent, get in touch at www.angelsbailbonds.com.

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