When Hollywood Calls for a Bail Agent

LOS ANGELES, CA –Bondsman David Perez has the unenviable task of being actress Lindsay Lohan’s bondsman. Perez has stated that he was contacted by Shawn Chapman Holley, Lohan’s attorney, to attend a recent courthouse hearing after Lohan’s ankle monitoring device registered five probation violations. Judge Marcia Revel has since issued a warrant for the actress’s arrest and has increased bail from $100, 000 to $200,000. The original $100, 000 bail has been forfeited and Perez is waiting to see what will happen next. Read the full story... Read more

Bond Agent Duo Arrested

RALEIGH, NC –The North Carolina Department of Insurance has announced the arrest of two bondsmen, Jamie Rebecca Taylor, and Anthony Taylor, who are married and in business together. The arrest comes after allegation that Jamie Taylor used two unlicensed bondsmen, her husband and a man named Ricky Thomas, to apprehend a suspect. The two bondsmen have been released on $500 bonds each and a warrant has been issued for Thomas. In the past two years, The North Carolina Department of Insurance has reported a 66% increase in unlicensed bail agents and... Read more

Senator Asks for Investigation into State Bond Industry

DENVER, CO – After investigative reporters recently broke a story about Colorado bondsmen who are allegedly using legal technicalities to avoid seeking fugitives or even paying forfeiture, Senator  Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora has requested an investigation into the matter. Carroll has requested that the Legislative Council release information about the number of exoneration motions granted to bondsmen. Read the full story here.  Read More →

Court Case Deems Motel Rooms May be Searched

LITTLE ROCK, AR – A recent court case, Kimberly Ann Webb v. Arkansas, in the Court of Appeals of Arkansas, examined the authority of police and bondsmen to search a motel room. Webb was facing two drug offenses when she tried to have evidence against her suppressed, alleging that her motel room was searched illegally. Webb’s boyfriend had failed to appear at a court date and two bondsmen tracked the couple to an Oklahoma motel. Police were called to the scene and learned that a room at the motel had been registered to Webb for 39 days. Since... Read more

Bondsmen in Trouble After Alleged Breaking and Entering

GREENSBORO, NC – According to the N.C. Department of Insurance, several bondsmen have been arrested in recent weeks for allegedly breaking into area homes while trying to capture felons. At least two of the bondsmen have turned themselves into authorities. So far, seven bondsmen have been charged. Representatives from the N.C. Department of Insurance, quoted in the media, have noted that while bondsmen have the right to apprehend felons, they do have to follow the law during the process. Read the full story here.  Read More →

Judge’s Committee Shuts Pre-trial Release Commissioner’s Office

ST. LOUIS, MO – A committee of judges has decided to close the Pre-trial Release Commissioner’s office. The roles the office played will now be overseen by the Division of Corrections, which could save the city $700,000 per year. The judges committee was asked to reconsider the Pre-trial Release Commissioner’s office after a controversy in which some bonds were changed in the Pre-trial Release Commissioner’s office without due paperwork. Most of the changes favored one bond company, but that company has denied any wrongdoing.... Read more

Bail Bill Considered

THIBODAUX, LA – A new bill has been introduced in Louisiana, suggesting that some pre-trial inmates could be placed on house arrest in order to ease overcrowded conditions at Lafourche Parish jail. Representative Damon Baldone’s House Bill 653 would permit some inmates to be placed in house arrest with an electronic monitoring device.  The Lafourche Sheriff’s Office would have discretion as to which inmates to select for home arrest, although inmates accused of violent crimes or sex crimes would not be eligible. Lafourche bail bondsmen have... Read more

Sheriff Race Gets Controversial

SACRAMENTO, CA – In the race for Sacramento County sheriff, a number of accusations have been made lately. Current Sheriff John McGinness is supporting Scott Jones in the race but critics are claiming that Jones may have used government computers for bail bondsmen friends who needed criminal history checks. The FBI has not found evidence of wrongdoing on Jones’s part. Read the full story here.  Read More →

Zoning Ordinance Proposal Could Hurt Bondsmen

DOUGLASVILLE, GA – A recent city council meeting considered several proposals, one which would require a minimum of 2,500 feet between bondsmen offices in the area. The proposal has been referred to the zoning board. If it becomes an ordinance, there may be much competition in specific areas of the city. Bondsmen often seek out locations near a courthouse or jail, to make it more convenient for customers to visit. If the new ordinance is put in place, only a limited number of bondsmen would be able to establish a business in these areas. Read... Read more

Bill Targets Caller ID Spoofing

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  A new law, called the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010, may soon target caller ID spoofing, long used by conmen but also legitimate professionals, including PIs and bondsmen. Caller ID Spoofing allows inaccurate information to show up on a phone call recipient’s caller ID.The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010 allows people to block their outbound caller ID information. However, critics of the new law point out that the law does not make clear what legitimate uses of caller ID spoofing are allowed. The law does not allow any use... Read more

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