Are you wondering how far bail agents will be able to help you bail out a loved one? Maybe you have a loved one you are trying to bail out, but he or she is on the other side of the state from you. Will a local bail agent need to help you, or will you have to drive out to find a local bail agent near your loved one?
The answer depends on the bail agent. All bail agents have to pass a test to become a licensed bail agent. Once they do that, they can bail someone out of any jail in the state. However, a lot of smaller bail agents do not like to travel very far outside of their city. This is due to the fact that if they travel too far, it costs more than they are going to get for the bail bond. So in this instance, you are going to want to find a bail bond company that covers the entire state.
A larger bail bond company, like Santa Ana Bail Bonds, will be able to help you better if you and the person you are trying to bail out, live in different cities. A statewide bail bond company will have bail agents located all over, so they will always be able to help, no matter where you, or your loved one, are located.
Now, if you are trying to bail someone out of jail in a different state, you are going to run into problems. Bail agents licenses are only good in one state. This means that is a bail agent wants to start practicing bail in another state, they are going to need to pass that state’s licensing test. Not every bail bon company feels the need to do that, and so, not every bail bond company can help you in every state.