All bail bond companies have specific requirements, and they SHOULD provide this information to you before you make the trip to their office!
Bail bond companies are nosey and most often invasive people; they have to be due to the risks they take when making bonds, so they ask for a lot of information; but every company has different requirements.
As you call around researching the various bail bond companies, if they provide you with a quick and short list of requirements and it sounds too simple, they are not telling you everything.
Their singular goal is to get you into their office with absolutely no regard or respect for your time or how far you have to travel. Their hope is that you’ll resign to using their service since you’ve already made the trip.
The fact is, requirements to post a bail bond varies for each situation and circumstance. Depending on the amount of the bond, they may require more co-signers, more money, collateral, more information, and the list goes on.
This isn’t typically some kind of come on down gimmick, the truth is when a bail bondsman receives a call, the employee answering the phone has a job and that job is to get you into their the office.
The bail bond business in Houston is highly competitive. If an employee gives you a barrage of things to bring and a to do list of things that will be needed then there’s an excellent chance that another bail bond company has not and the customer tends to go where things seem to be simpler and less is required.
When you get to the office of the bonding company requiring less the requirements present themselves after you get to their office.
We ask all questions and give all requirements over the phone every time. There are never any surprises or additional requirements when you get to our office. We do lose business because of this but strangely enough a lot of our customers call us back after they experience going to another bonding company only to find out that (more) is needed.
We do not require phone bills and lease agreements to name a couple. Please call us to find out exactly what we will require which in all likelihood is going to be less not more.
Do you have questions about your requirements to post a bail bond? We’re here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist you. 1-713-864-2464.
Be sure to visit our Houston Bail Bond Frequently Asked Questions where you’ll find answers to the most common questions we are asked.
To understand the type of bail bond you’ll need to post, please visit our Types of Bail Bonds.