How To Dress For Your Dallas County Court Appearance So you've got your court date, you've made arrangements to get to court on time, and you know exactly which courtroom you need to be in. Everything covered? Nope, not yet! How much research have you done on courtroom etiquette? None? Well, you've come to the [...]
Dallas County Bail & Bonds Many people are either confused about the difference between the terms bail and bond or may use the terms interchangeably. There is a difference between the two. When someone is arrested and taken into custody (taken to jail), they must go before a judge or magistrate to be arraigned. During [...]
Advice From Dallas Bail Bonds Company Thinking About Having One For The Road? Better Think Again!! Just a reminder from Southern Bail Bonds Dallas that this 4th of July weekend is a No Refusal weekend. What that means is if an officer requests that you take a test to determine whether or [...]
How an Individual Benefits from the Bail Bond Industry There are many ways that an individual might be affected by the legal system. For instance, it is possible that someone can end up in jail on minor charges. The Constitution of the United States offers protection and certain rights to those who are being accused [...]
How Bail Bondsmen Help Families At Southern Bail Bonds Dallas we know that finding out that a family member has been arrested is one of those phone calls no one wants to receive. An arrest can have a negative effect on a family in many ways, emotionally and especially financially. When someone is arrested the [...]
2014 Great Texas Warrant Roundup Law enforcement agencies all across Texas have joined together to actively serve outstanding arrest warrants. The Dallas City Marshall's Office again joins the annual state-wide effort this year. The Warrant Roundup Starts today (March 1). The mission of the roundup is to reduce the number of outstanding warrants throughout the [...]
Whats The Difference Between A Felony and A Misdemeanor CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES. Offenses are designated as either felonies or misdemeanors. The most notable difference between felonies and misdemeanors is the severity of the punishment, or the sentence. Misdemeanors are classified into three categories, depending on the seriousness of the offense: Class A Misdemeanors Punishments [...]
Dallas County Jail Call Got a call from the Dallas County Jail the other day. First part of the call went something like this: Defendant: Hi. I need to get a bail bond. Me: Ok, what's your name: Defendant: "------- -----------" Me: Ok, there's an insufficient bond and bond forfeiture for failure to appear. Defendant: [...]
Bail Bonds in England? I was watching the NFL game being hosted by London and wondered if, like Dallas Bail Bonds, if England had laws permitting bail bonds. So I decided to look it up. Turns out they do. In Old England times, the sheriff had the only authority to determine if a defendant was [...]
Ariel Castro Found Hanged For those of you that don't know, Ariel Castro was found dead in his cell last night. Ariel Castro was the Ohio man that had been convicted of kidnapping and raping three women for about a decade. He held them captive in his home until one of the women was able [...]