Bail Bonds Pomona is a California-licensed bail agency. This page covers our website and its request form. A separate agreement, signed for each bond, controls the terms of that bond.
Quick answer: By using this site you accept these terms. The site gives general information and no legal advice. Your written bail agreement sets the actual terms of any bond. We cannot promise a release or a release time, because the jail and the court control both. California law governs these terms.
The agency behind this site and what it offers
Bail Bonds Pomona serves Los Angeles County and posts bonds at West Valley Detention Center in San Bernardino County. The site gives general information about how bail works and offers two ways to start a request: call (888) 998-9511 at any hour, or send the site form with your name, phone number, email address and a message.
A call or a form starts a request. It creates no bond and no promise of one. A bond exists only after a licensed agent posts it and the jail or the court accepts it.
The information here is general and the written agreement controls
Pages on this site give general information about how bail works in California and Pomona. They offer no legal advice, and using the site creates no attorney-client relationship. Speak with a lawyer about a charge or a plea. The how bail works in Pomona guide covers the basics.
Court rules and jail procedures change, and a page can lag. Check the current rule with the court, the jail or a lawyer first.
The written bail agreement, also called the indemnity agreement, controls the actual terms of a bond. If a page here and your agreement differ, follow the agreement. California rules require a bail agent to write up a guarantor agreement as soon as possible and give the guarantor a copy.
Release depends on the jail and the court
We cannot promise a release or a release time. The jail and the court control posting and release, including the steps and the pace. A hold or a Magistrate Review designation can lengthen the wait. Magistrate Review places the release decision with a magistrate and does not mean the person is out.
The only window we state is 2-6 hours in our experience. That window describes what we have seen and sets no deadline for the jail or the court. We make no promise of a result on this site or by phone.
The premium is the rate filed with the California Department of Insurance
The premium for a bond is the rate filed with the California Department of Insurance. The standard filed rate is 10% of the bail amount. People with a private attorney, union members, veterans and active military can ask whether they qualify for a reduced filed rate. The bail bond cost page has the numbers.
California rules let a bail agent charge a bond's actual, necessary and reasonable expenses on top of the premium. Your written agreement controls what you owe, so read it for the premium and any other charge.
In most cases the premium does not come back, including when prosecutors drop the charges. Read the section on defendants and cosigners for the two surrender exceptions.
What you agree to by using the site and the form
By using the site or the form, you agree to give accurate information and to use the site for lawful purposes. If you send details about another person, you confirm that you may share them. Do not send false details or harmful code, and do not try to disrupt the site or probe its security.
You ask us to contact you when you send the form. That creates no bond and no bail agreement. We may decline a request. Read our privacy policy to see how we handle the information you send.
What a defendant and a cosigner take on
A defendant on a bond must attend every court date. If a defendant misses a required court appearance without sufficient excuse, the court declares the bail forfeited under PC 1305. If the forfeiture stands when the statutory period ends, the court can enter summary judgment against the bondsman for the bond amount plus costs (PC 1306). The written agreement sets what the agency may recover from the people who signed it, within California law.
A cosigner, also called an indemnitor, signs the written agreement and takes on the duties it lists. Read our pages on cosigner and collateral responsibilities and what happens after posting bail before you sign.
A bail agent may surrender a defendant to custody before the case ends. Two rules can return premium afterward. 10 CCR 2090 requires a bail licensee to refund all premium on a surrender ahead of a court date. The licensee can keep its out of pocket expenses under 10 CCR 2081(c) and (d) only after showing that a court action, a hidden fact or false statement from the defendant, or another reasonable cause brought a substantial increase in its risk. PC 1300(b) lets a court order premium back if good cause for the surrender is missing and the defendant has neither failed to appear nor violated a court order.
Links to other sites and limits on our responsibility
This site may link to court, jail, government and other outside sites. We do not control those sites or vouch for their content. An outside site's own terms govern your use of it.
To the extent California law allows, we provide this site as it stands and make no promise that it will stay available or reflect the latest rule. To the extent California law allows, we have no liability for loss from relying on the general information here or on an outside link. These terms do not excuse our own fraud, willful injury or violation of law (Civil Code 1668), and they do not take away a right that California law gives you and that you cannot waive.
California law governs these terms and we may update them
California law governs these terms and your use of this site. We may change these terms at any time, and the version posted on this page applies to your use of the site from the day it goes up. A signed bail agreement keeps its own wording when we change this page. If a court finds one part of these terms unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. Check this page again before you send a new request. Questions about the terms can go to our phone line or the site form.