After arrest, the accused is usually taken to a detention facility for booking. This involves recording personal information, taking photos and fingerprints, documenting information about the alleged crime, searching the records for any previous offenses or outstanding warrants, and placing the accused in a holding cell.

Tardiness If the defendant is late for court, technically the bond can be forfeited.

Failure to Appear If the defendant fails to appear in court at the appointed time, a bench warrant will be issued for that person’s arrest, he or she will be reported as a fugitive to the police, and the bail bond will be forfeited.

Flight In rare cases, the defendant may try to flee. The bail bond agency has the right to turn the defendant over to a law enforcement agency at any time, if the defendant is considered likely to flee.

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