Bail bonds are used by yet-to-be-convicted-or-acquitted defendants to be released from jail. All defendants who have been granted bail are eligible to use bail bonds, provided they can afford the 12% premium (which is more likely than affording 100% cash bail). But when the defendant...

Anyone who has been arrested before knows two things: They are not obligated to reveal the details to anyone who isn’t required to know. They can be very helpful and supportive for friends and family who suddenly come into the same situation. If it’s someone they care a...

If you think celebrities get special treatment when they have a slip-up and run into trouble with the law, think again. In fact, they have it worse than defendants who are not celebrities because they have their fans and the media watching them. Celebrities get...

Infractions, misdemeanors, and felonies are the three classifications of law violations. The type of crime, and the resulting punishments, differentiate the three from each other. Infractions are the petty offenses that are punishable by fines, seldom ever jail time. The most common infractions are driving...