There are nine different forms of bail and the law requires that the judge give at least two ways of posting (paying) bail. The most frequently set forms of bail are cash and insurance company bonds. Other options include unsecured bonds (which don’t require any money up front) and partially secured bonds (which require some money to be paid to the court upfront, but is 100% refundable). Cash bail may be paid to the court clerk, at any correctional facility (jail) in the City, or online if it is eligible. Insurance company bonds, or “bail bonds”, are normally set in amounts higher than the cash bail amount, and require payment of a nonrefundable fee or premium in addition to the deposit of collateral, usually money or property to a bail bondsman. Bail can also be paid using a credit card at the courthouse, online, or at a kiosk in a correctional facility, but only if a judge has set “credit card bail.”
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