If bail has been set, the Bail/Bond screen records the standard amount(s) and type(s) set by the court. The Bail/Bond screen tracks bail against each charge related to an order. In general, the bail amount of an order is the total bail amount of all of the charges related to that order.
To apply bail/bond to an order:
To access this screen from the Main Menu, select Institutions Legal Orders Bail.
If necessary, Query in the Header block to locate the offender record.
Click Next Block to move to the Orders block, which displays each bailable order (and each sentenced order) as recorded on the Appearance/Detainer Order screen. Bail is posted against orders rather than charges.
Select the order that you want to apply bail/bond to; all of the charges associated with the selected order appear in the Charges block.
Type / Info # / Status / Court: are automatically filled in.
Bail Amount (Actual and Recommended): are automatically filled in (based on the maintenance screen setup), but you can overwrite the Actual Bail Amount. Click the sub-topic listed at the end of these instructions to learn how to adjust actual bail amounts.
Top Chg : this checkbox is defined by your system administrator.
Copy From , Copy To : copies Apply Bail/Bond information from one order to another order that will use the same information for its bail.
Service Fee : this checkbox is defined by your system administrator.
Unpaid Bail (All Orders): totals the Actual Bail Amount left owing for all of the active orders.
Click Next Block and complete the Apply Bail/Bond block.
Bail Type: select from a List of Values.
Date: type in the date that bail is applied using a MM/DD/YYYY format.
Time: type in time when bail is applied (HH:MM, 24 hour clock).
Company: select a company from a List of Values. Either a company can be chosen to apply bail/bond, or a person can be chosen to apply bail/bond (go to the Person field).
Bondsman: select a bondsman from a List of Values. This field is active only if the company chosen to apply bail/bond also has a bondsman.
Person: fill in if a Person is chosen to apply bail/bond instead of a Company. Click on the List of Values and the Persons Inquiry screen displays. Query the Persons Inquiry screen. If the name you seek displays, scroll to it and click OK. This brings the person's name to the Person field on the Bail/Bond screen.
If the name you seek is not displayed on the Persons Inquiry screen, click New. This takes you to the Persons screen so you can enter the new person information. After filling out the required information, click Save. This brings the person's name to the Person field on the Bail/Bond screen.
Receipt No.: type in the receipt number for the posted bail.
Comment: type in any additional information.
(Bail/Bond) Conditions: click for the Bail/Bond Conditions window containing:
Code: select a code from a List of Values; mandatory.
Description: type in a description; optional.
Comment: type in a comment; optional.
User id: user name is automatically system-generated.
Click Save.
After you save, the Bail Status changes from A (Active) to B (Bail posted).
Repeat steps 3–4 to apply bail/bond for any other orders. If more than one order uses the same Company or Person information for bail, use the Copy From/Copy To checkboxes in the Orders block.
You may still have to verify the bail.
learn about the Persons Inquiry screen.
learn about the Persons screen.
learn about copying Apply Bail/Bond information from one order to another.
learn how to adjust the actual bail amount for orders or charges.
learn about verifying information.