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Question about bail & getting out of jail?
Okay... here's the story. This man had a warrant out for back child support. He was with his son in the car (his son was driving) and they were stopped for non seatbelt. Before the cop pulled up any information the man told the cop he had a warrant out & they arrested him. The judge set a $1000 bail. The bail was put up on Friday. His mom got the receipt & was told she had to pick him up at the jail. So she went to the jail & they would not release him b/c they said he had another charge. The courts were already closed so his mom has been on the phone with them all morning today. They said that he had another charge in another court with a seperate bail and thats why he was not released. This wasn't shown on Friday when they posted the original bail.
Why did this happen? Is this legal? Were they supposed to release him?
Also, wouldn't the other charge have showed up when they pushed his name/social security number in? They never told us about the other charge, b/c if they had then we never would have put the $1000 up knowing he wouldn't get out. The $1000 is for us to make sure that he is in court on the day he is supposed to be there, but yet he wasn't released to us.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
It sounds like what happened is the person had an additional warrant out of another courthouse. When bail is posted on a charge in a particular courthouse yet the person has a warrant in another courthouse than he has to be seen by the other courthouse before any release can be given (both courthouses).
Now keep in mind it's hard to give more information without knowing the state and the county where he is being held. For more information please visit us at http://www.allamericanbailbonds.net/
Source(s): http://www.allamericanbailbonds.net/ Bail Agent in Los Angeles Ca. - 1 decade ago
This type of thing happens when the charges are in different states/jurisdictions. Sometimes the information does not get to the court that is holding him right away. Even if they knew about the additional charge when he first saw a judge he still wouldn't be allowed to be released, because he would have to go before a different judge from the other jurisdiction about bail on that charge.
