Bail Bond Release Center of the Palm Beaches

If someone is arrested on a charge without a standard bond already set, a judge sets it at first appearance. In Palm Beach County this happens every morning, including weekends and holidays.

Florida requires it within 24 hours of arrest.

What the judge decides

• Whether there was probable cause for the arrest
• What the bond amount will be, if any
• Any conditions of release — no contact orders, GPS monitoring, surrendering a passport, curfews
• Whether the person qualifies for release on their own recognisance, with no money

Some charges have no bond at first appearance

Certain offences carry a no-bond hold until a further hearing. Violations of probation frequently do. A judge may also hold someone without bond if they are considered a flight risk or a danger.

If that happens, no bail bond agency can get that person out — not us, not anyone. Anybody who says otherwise is taking your money for something they cannot deliver.

Timing matters more than people expect

An arrest early on a Friday evening may still make Saturday morning's hearing. An arrest late Friday night may not, which can mean an extra day in custody.

This is the strongest argument for handling a known warrant on your own schedule rather than waiting to be picked up.

We can post before you get there

Once the bond is set, we do not need you present at the jail. The co-signer completes the application online, we post, and the jail begins its release process. Release typically runs four to twelve hours from posting, and that timing is the jail's, not ours.