After an individual has been arrested by local law enforcement, they are typically transferred to the local county jail for fingerprinting and processing. Before an inmate can be bonded out of jail, the jailers will first “book” the inmate into county custody. This process can take anywhere from 3-6 hours and is conducted by county jail representatives only. Your bondsman cannot control how fast an inmate is processed into jail. It is also during this time that the jail will run a thorough background check on the defendant to ensure that he/she does not have any outstanding warrants within the county of San Diego.

There is certain information that our team will need in order to further assist you and that information would be:

1. Was the person just recently arrested? We ask this because if the person was arrested just minutes ago, the county jail will not have any booking information available just yet.
2. What is the person’s full name and date of birth/age? San Diego County requires the first two letters of both the first and last name in order for us to locate the inmate online.
3. What is the defendants booking number? There are occurrences where the county jail officials might misspell the defendant’s name and if this is the case, using the defendants booking number will suffice.
4. Are you financially able to afford a bond? All-Bail Bail Bonds provides flexible payment plan assistance for those who qualify. We’ll have to complete an application for all co-signers who plan on assisting with the bond. In order to qualify, you must have stable employment, proof of residence, proof of income, a valid government identification card and be at least 18 years of age.
5. You must know the inmate. As we move forward on the approval process, our agents will ask you questions regarding the inmate such as their place of residency, where they work, information about their criminal history (if they have one), and other personal questions. If you are unsure, this may hinder the chances of qualifying for a bond.

Technically no, but realistically, most people don’t have $20,000 – $50,000 available to hand over to the jail. By using a bondsman you only pay a percentage of the entire amount, and we will put on the rest for you! Our company will take on all of the risk and liability and only require a small percentage in return. This percentage is non-refundable.

Bail companies have their own standards in terms of accepting collateral in exchange for bail. Here are a few examples of collateral that bail bond companies will accept:

• Real estate
• Cars
• Stocks
• Bonds