What is a Bail Bondsman?

A bail bondsman or bail bond agent is any person or corporation, duly licensed through the jurisdiction of the offense, that will act as a surety and pledge money or property as bail for the appearance of persons accused in court.

What is Bail? 

The legal tool the determined by the courts for the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, many times on condition, that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court. It is at times referred to as; Bail Bond, Secured Bail, Cash Bail or Unsecured Bail. 

What is a Secured Bail?

The most popular way of posting bail is to obtain a Secured Bond, also known as a Secured bail. Bail bondsmen in Delaware partner with insurance companies in which to agree to pay the full amount of the designated bond to insure the defendant’s appearance at ALL court dates. Individuals pay a rate of 10% to Lyons Bail Bonds to satisfy the required secured bail amount and the defendant is released to appear at his necessary court dates. 

What is a Cash Bail?

Is a designated bond that guarantees the defendant’s appearance at ALL future court dates. The Cash Bail is set by the courts and then subsequently satisfied by a legal licensed Property Bail bondsman. Individuals pay a rate of 30% to Lyons Bail Bonds to satisfy the required Cash Bail Amount, and the defendant is released to appear for ALL prescribed court dates. 

Bail Bond Process (Needs review)

If defendant is sitting in jail, a duly licensed Delaware bail bonds agent can start the process to get them out as quickly as possible. A licensed bail bondsmen at Lyons Bail Bonds is trained to lend a hand in nearly any type of situation, and we provide 24-hour service so your loved one doesn’t need to spend a minute longer in jail than necessary. To help you get started, here is some general information about the process of posting bail.

Booking and Bail Hearing

When arrested, the defendant is taken to a police station to be booked, or processed. During processing, a police officer records information about the suspect and the alleged crime. For less serious crimes, a suspect may be allowed to post bail immediately after being processed. Otherwise, the suspect will have a bail hearing where a judge will determine whether the accused is eligible to post bail and how much the bail is set at. The bail amount is up to the discretion of the judge and includes many different factors, including the severity of the crime, the suspect’s criminal history, and the suspect’s perceived flight risk.

Posting Bail

After bail is set, an individual can be released from jail as soon as the bail is posted. Posting bail in Delaware is quick and easy when you work with Lyons Bail Bonds.  Posting bail for your loved one works as follows:

Call Lyons Bail Bonds at (302).766.7100 or click our quick "Contact Us" button at the bottom of page

Provide as much information as you can about your defendant to a bail bond agent or in quick contact form, including the person’s full name and date of birth, county or city in which the person is being held.

You provide Lyons Bail Bonds with the required percentage of the total bail amount (financing options are available for larger bail amounts)… IT IS ILLEGAL TO POST BONDS FOR LOWER THAN THE MINIMUM REQUIRED AMOUNTS SET BY THE STATE.

Once all requirements are met, the bail bondsmen will post the necessary bond(s) with the courts and defendants release will be processed.