Posting a bail bond will secure a court date and clear the warrant while you are resolving the pending matter. This allows you to continue working and living your life without the fear of going to jail at any given moment.

You want to post a bail bond on the warrant. What does that entail? Fortunately in Santa Clara County the process of posting a bail bond on a warrant is relatively painless and does not require you to spend any time in an uncomfortable jail cell. In fact, you rarely interact with a police officer at all. Generally the Warrants Departments of the local policing agencies are staffed with civilian administrators there to process our bonds. Once a bail bond has been financially secured, a licensed agent will accompany you to the policing agency that holds the warrant (San Jose P.D., Sunnyvale P.D., Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, etc.).

When we submit the bail bond the policing agency will issue a first court date and withdraw the warrant from the system. In most cases you will then have to be informally booked. Being informally booked is nothing more than scary terminology for having your fingerprints and picture taken. Once this is complete, you are free to leave and you are clear of the warrant immediately. In most cases this whole process can be completed in under an hour.

There are many benefits to posting bail on a warrant. In the eyes of the court, you appear responsible and proactive. For yourself, you are in control instead of being a victim of circumstance and timing. Finally, the process is easy and painless enough that you can't afford not to follow through.

So take control of your life, stop living in fear, and avoid the embarrassment of being arrested in front of neighbors or co-workers.