Earlier this month, it was reported that in 2015, a record-breaking number of people were exonerated, meaning they were finally freed after serving time in prison for crimes they were wrongly convicted for. This record-breaking number counts to 149 people, who each spent an average...

Before you agree to a bail bond company and their payment plan they set you up on, you’re going to want to know and be very well versed with the following common terms that are associated with bail and Bail bonds. By knowing and understanding...

As soon as you finish your bail hearing, you are free to post bail as quickly as possible. You cannot post bail any time before your bail hearing because you will not know what amount you would have to pay. The judge at the bail...

In order to complete a bail bond application, collateral is required. Collateral is pledged as security for payment. If the original payment or agreement is broken, than the collateral is forfeited from the owner to the person it is then owed to. The most common...

Although the IRS will issue your tax return made to your name, you can absolutely use this money towards a bail bond payment for another person. Your tax return is really money that was originally yours - you had overpaid taxes during the year so...

Moms and dads, if you ever get the call that your daughter has been arrested, please contact us at Glendale Bail Bonds if she is eligible to bail out of jail. Juveniles (17 years or younger) do not bail out of jail. They will be...

A person should never have to go through their deepest hardships alone, not matter what the situation is. For many people, this darkest time is when they have been arrested for a crime and thrown in jail. Now, they face trial, an unknown verdict (at...

Anything is supposed to get better with age (like wine!) and experience, right? Wrong. As much as we’d like to believe that the more experience someone has in something, anything, the better they’ll be, it’s simply not always true. Unfortunately, some people are incapable of...

A tax refund is the difference between the taxes that an individual has paid and the taxes that the individual owes. There are times when individuals will need to pay additional taxes in April, but there are also times when individuals receive a tax return...

Just because someone commits a crime, gets caught, and gets arrested doesn’t mean they lose all their rights and become defenseless. Arrested individuals earn some rights to protect themselves during this time, especially when they are most vulnerable to the police. Two of the greatest rights...

We at Van Nuys Bail Bonds are firm believers in giving everyone a second chance and we hope you share the same support as we do. Mistakes happen and humans are not perfect. Some people end up arrested at some point in their life and...

Some people may think that bail bonds are only for those who cannot afford to pay for bail on their own. They cannot quickly come up with x amount of money to get their loved one out of jail, even if that money is fully...