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Posting Bond
“Bond” or “bail” is usually an amount of
money that a defendant must post to be released from jail in an effort
to assure the defendant’s appearance in court.
Although most offenses have a predetermined bond amount
established, in some instances bond is not set until the defendant has
had their first appearance before a Judge (violent misdemeanors and
felony charges). There are
several types of bond as well. The
Judge can also impose conditions of bond, such as restricting contact
with victims or witnesses.
Bonds may be posted 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, for a person who has been arrested and jailed at the following
locations:
8:00
AM – 4:30 PM, MONDAY-FRIDAY,
AFTER HOURS, WEEKENDS &
EXCLUDING
HOLIDAYS:
HOLIDAYS:
Bowling
Green Municipal Court
Bowling Green Police Department
711
S. Dunbridge Rd.
175 W. Wooster St.
Bowling
Green, OH 43402
Bowling Green, OH 43402
(419)
352-5263 (419) 352-2571
TYPES
OF BOND
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Cash Bond (100%)
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The
full amount of the bond set by the Court must be paid by cash, a
certified check, VISA or MasterCard.
The certified check must be made payable to “Bowling
Green Municipal Court.” At
the completion of the case, the full amount of the bond
posted will be refunded in full (by check) to the person who is
named as the bailor. If
you are posting bond for someone, you must decide whose name the
receipt will reflect. As
a bailor, you will be asked for your complete name, address, and
phone number.
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Appearance Bond (10%)
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The
amount of bond required to be posted is 10% of the total bond.
(If bond is set at $3,000, the required cash deposit would
be $300.) At the completion
of the case the amount refunded is 10% less than the amount
posted. (If the
amount posted was $300, the court will keep $30 and the refund
check will be $270).
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Own Recognizance
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An
O.R. Bond requires the defendant to sign a form indicating that
they will appear in court at each subsequent court appearance
until the case is concluded.
Failure to appear after signing a recognizance bond is
punishable by a $1,000 fine and/or 6 months in jail, regardless of
the outcome of the original charge.
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Surety Bond
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The
amount of bond is posted for the defendant by a licensed,
professional bonding company for a fee.
Bail bondsmen are listed in the yellow pages of the phone
book.
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*ALL BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO ORDERS AND CONDITIONS OF THE
COURT AND MAY BE REVOKED OR AMENDED BY THE COURT.
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