How Do You Find a Reliable Bail Bond Agent?

It is important to look for a bail bondsman who has experience writing large and small bonds and who has been established for a while. It is also important to find a bail agent who has had few or no complaints filed by the state of Florida Insurance Commission. You can also check with local attorneys in the area to see which bail bondsman they might recommend. They have probably worked with many of them, and they will know the reliable ones from the dishonest ones.

When the time comes to engage the services of a bonding company, you should avoid:

* agents who might bond someone out of jail, and then return them to jail without cause, keeping all of the bond fees paid to them.

*agents who take your money and then do nothing in return--a good bondsman will notify defendants and their indemnitors of each and every court date.

*bail bond agencies who will be in business this month, but who will shut down their offices and move to another location in another part of the state, or who might get out of the bonding business all together.

*Bonding agents with very little experience--those who have stayed in business for many years have become established becasue they have gained the trust of both regulators and clients.