How Do I Get Someone Out of Jail?
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Summary
If bail is set, the way you get someone out of jail is by paying the bail. Otherwise, there is often little that you can do. |
“My fiance was arrested for not showing up for probation from a check forgery charge. The judge put off her hearing for 1 month to get a summary probation report. How can I get her out of jail? What alternative sentencing programs are available?”
If the judge set bail, you can get her out of jail by paying the bail. If the judge set no bail, then you yourself can’t get her out, although a good local criminal attorney familiar with local rules and laws, and the judge, may be able to. That same attorney will be able to tell you what, if any, alternative sentencing programs are available in your area.
Understand that often probation is how you stay out of jail, and violating probation gives you a one way “go to jail, go directly to jail” ticket.
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Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. is a noted family law expert, Internet law expert, and Professor of Law at Lincoln Law School of San Jose. She is the author of "Surviving Divorce: the Single Father's Guide" and "The Email Deliverability Handbook" Contact This Author
State laws vary, and the above is intended as general advice, and not direct legal advice regarding any one particular situation in any one state. For direct personal legal advice related to your own situation you should consult an attorney familiar with the laws of your state and with your situation.
