Austin Jail Release Lawyer
Immediate Travis County Jail Release Assistance Available 24/7
If you are trying to get someone out of the Travis County Jail in Austin, Texas, call us for immediate assistance. Our phones are answered 24/7 to help secure the release of your friend or loved one from the Travis County Jail. To get immediate help and to make this process as quick and painless as possible, call
(512) 476-4626.
Have you just received “that” phone call? Has a friend or loved one been arrested and taken to the Travis County Jail or to the Travis County Correctional Complex in Del Valle? If so, the first thing probably on your mind is how can I help them and what can I do to bail them out of jail? Austin criminal defense lawyer Kevin Bennett knows the answers to these questions and has helped hundreds of people who have been arrested in Austin get out of the Travis County Jail.
Setting Bail or A Bond Amount
After booking a defendant or inmate into the Travis County Jail, the arresting officer will file his/her police report or probable cause affidavit with the Court. The Magistrate Judge will review this report and consider both the present charges and the defendants past criminal history to determine both the type of bail bond and the bond amount that is needed to bail out of the Austin Jail. Once a bond amount has been set, there are several ways to be released from The Travis County Jail. Several examples of these ways are Personal Bonds, Cash Bonds and Surety Bonds.
Personal Bond
At some point after someone has been arrested, they will be interviewed by the Travis County Pre-Trial Services Office to see if they potentially qualify for what is known as personal bond. If they meet the necessary qualifications, then the accused will be required to pay a $20 PR fee to the office. The Pre-Trial Services Office uses strict criteria to determine if a person is eligible for a personal bond and, very often, a person will not be approved for a Personal Bond in Travis County unless an attorney is retained. You can contact Attorney Kevin Bennett at (512) 476-4626 to discuss possible representation.
When someone is arrested late at night or very early in the morning, they usually will not be magistrated or be seen by a judge to have their bond amount set until the following day or sometimes even later. Also, depending on the number of individuals arrested at the time or the number of inmates at the Travis County Jail, it can take the Travis County Pre-Trial Services Office over 12 hours to approve or deny a bond for someone that has been arrested. However, most people in the Austin Jail want to be released as soon as possible. By having an attorney working to speed up the jail release process and to potentially help an individual qualify for a personal bond when they otherwise might not, we can usually help your friend or loved one get out of the Travis County Jail much sooner.
Cash Bail Bond
A cash bond is simply depositing the FULL AMOUNT of the bail bond with Travis County. The only forms of payment that the Travis County Jail accepts are cash, cashier’s checks or money orders for the full amount of the bond. Cash Bonds often times are not the best bail option for someone trying to be released from jail, as cash bonds are usually the most expensive type of bail bond.
1) When bonds are set in the thousands of dollars, most people simply do not have access to the funds to post the full amount of the bail bond.
2) The bail bond money remains deposited with Travis County until the case is resolved – which could be several months or even longer.
Surety Bonds (Bail Bondsman)
Sometimes it is necessary to hire an Austin bail bond company to assure the bond amount before someone is released from jail. Austin bail bondsmen typically charge at least 10-20% of the bail bond amount to get someone out of jail. An Austin bail bondsman will usually require a cosigner on the bail bond, making the cosigner personally liable for the total amount of the bail bond if for any reason the bond is revoked or forfeited. Often times a cosigner may even have to offer collateral of up to twice as much as the bail bond amount.
Another disadvantage of hiring an Austin bail bondsman is that it can be the most expensive option in getting someone released from the Austin Jail. As previously mentioned, bail bondsman often times cost much more than the other options and the money used to hire a bail bondsman can never be put toward the attorney’s fees in a case. In most cases, we can apply part or the entire jail release fee towards the legal fees in representing the accused in the criminal matter that led to the arrest if lawyer Kevin Bennett is retained for the criminal case. However, if the case warrants and it does become necessary to hire an Austin bail bonds company, our office will work closely with the bail bond company to secure the release of your friend or loved one.
FAQ’s:
How long does it take to get out of jail?
This is by far the most common concern for both our clients in the Travis County Jail and their friends or family members trying to get them released. The simple answer is that there is no set period of time that a person will spend in jail before being released. Why is this? First, a person has to be booked into the jail and all internal documentation has to be turned in and completed. Depending upon various factors at the jail, including the number of people in jail that have recently been arrested, it could easily be later the next day until a bond amount is even set.
However, the goods news is that in most circumstances, an attorney can get someone out of jail much quicker and for less cost than a person who does not call an attorney. How is this possible? Attorneys licensed in the State of Texas are able to interview the client in jail, gather the necessary background checks, fill out the necessary bond paperwork, and can meet with a judge and request that bond be set. As attorney’s, we can push our client’s case to the front of the line, speak with a judge, get a bond amount set, and make sure that our client’s cases are given personal attention.
Please be aware that the person will likely be in custody for a minimum of 6 hours before he or she can be released and that it will usually take 4-6 hours for somebody to be released from jail once the judge signs the bail bond and the lawyer turns it into Central Booking. However, having an attorney working on getting the client out of jail can make the process much quicker and as painless as possible.
What Can I do?
Chances are you may have never been to jail before or been on the receiving end of a phone call from someone who has. However, we have been through this process hundreds of times and have the experience needed to guide you through the process and to help get your friend or loved released from the Travis County Jail. To get started on the release of your loved one, contactan experienced Travis County Jail release attorney.
What does this Cost?
Our fee to get a client out of jail depends upon a number of factors, as no case or situation is the same and each case is unique. For example, in cases involving previous arrests, violence, multiple charges or felonies, our fee may be higher because it requires more work to get someone out of jail compared to someone who’s never been arrested before.
Based on our experience, we can usually give you a sense of what the anticipated fee will be and tell you what is needed to secure a clients release from jail. For your convenience, we accept all major credit cards over the phone. In most cases, we can apply part or the entire jail release fee towards the legal fees in representing the accused in the criminal matter that led to the arrest if lawyer Kevin Bennett is retained for the criminal case.
Where Is The Travis County Jail?
Directions
The Travis County Jail (TCJ) is located at 500 W. 10th Street Austin, Texas 78701. The phone number for the Travis County Jail is (512) 854-9033. The Travis County Jail is located in downtown Austin on the corner of 10
th Street and San Antonio.
Detailed directions are available via Google Map.
The Travis County Correctional Complex (“Del Valle”) is located at 3614 Bill Price Road Del Valle, Texas 78617. The phone number for the Travis County Correctional Complex is (512) 854-4180. The Travis County Correctional Complex is located just east of the Austin Airport. Detailed directions are available via Google Map.
Whether it’s day or night or on the weekend, our phones are answered 24/7 to help secure the release of your friend or loved one from jail. To get
immediate help and to make this process as quick and painless as possible, call
(512) 476-4626.