| From the homeless woman charged with
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| | (for minor offenses) or it's time to
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| petty theft to celebrity bad girls like
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| | appear before a judge. At some point in
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| Paris Hilton, Lynwood Jail becomes a
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| | the process, you can make a phone call.
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| temporary home for women arrested in Los
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| | The earlier you can make your call, the
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| Angeles County. Also known as the Century
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| | better, because it means your family can
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| Station Jail, Lynwood is the main LA
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| | go ahead start working with a bail bond
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| County jail for women. If you're a woman
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| | agent.
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| arrested in Los Angeles, you're likely to
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| | When you make your phone call, be sure to
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| be taken to Lynwood Jail for processing
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| | give the person you call the following
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| and booking.
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| | information:
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| The arrest, booking, and bail bond
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| | 1. Your full name and date of birth.
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| process goes more smoothly and is less
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| | 2. The name of the jail. If you aren't
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| frightening if you understand the process
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| | sure what jail you are in, let them know
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| and know what to expect.
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| | where you were arrested. Your family
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| Stay Calm During the Arrest Process
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| | can't bail you out if they can't find
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| The police may arrest you if they have
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| | you!
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| probable cause to believe you have
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| | 3. Your bail amount, if you know it.
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| committed a crime. They detain you, read
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| | Also, let the person know that you do
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| your Miranda warnings ("You have the
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| | want to be bailed out and if you can
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| right to remain silent....etc."), and
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| | afford the bail bond fee (10% of the
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| transport you to a jail - usually Lynwood
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| | bail). Remember, no one can call in to
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| Jail - for processing and booking.
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| | you, so make sure you provide all the
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| Even if you think the police are making a
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| | information you can up front. If you call
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| mistake when they arrest you, it's
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| | your brother and he's not sure you want
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| important to be cooperative. Otherwise,
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| | to be bailed out (duh!), you could wait
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| the police may charge you with resisting
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| | considerably longer in jail.
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| arrest, which makes your situation that
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| | 4. Ask the person you call to take care
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| much worse.
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| | of children, pets and any job situations
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| · Never argue with the arresting
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| | that can be addressed. You may not be out
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| officers.
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| | of jail in time for work, so you may want
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| · Don't try to run away from or touch
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| | someone to call in for you.
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| the officers.
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| | Your Experience While in Jail
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| · Keep your hands in view at all times.
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| | The arrest and booking process is
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| · Be polite; don't threaten the officers
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| | unnerving enough, but most women are
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| with lawsuits or yell about police
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| | terrified by the thought of being placed
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| brutality.
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| | in the holding cell with a lot of
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| · Give your real, true name. Bailing out
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| | strangers. It's impossible to forget all
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| "Jane Doe" or "Sue Z. Cue" is next to
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| | those B movies and news stories about
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| impossible.
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| | prison violence.
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| The police will ask you if you have
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| | Naturally, there is some danger, but
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| weapons, needles or anything sharp that
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| | remember approximately 70% of women
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| may harm them. Answer honestly because
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| | arrested in California are charged with
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| next they will search you to make sure
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| | non-violent crimes: offenses like drug
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| you don't have a weapon. Expect to be
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| | possession, writing bad checks, petty
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| handcuffed and transported to a booking
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| | theft, and prostitution. Only about a
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| facility known commonly as jail. The
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| | quarter are charged with violent offenses
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| majority of women arrested in Los Angeles
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| | and most of those are against husbands,
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| County are taken to Lynwood Jail, but you
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| | boyfriends, and other family members.
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| also may be processed at another facility
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| | Remember that you are incarcerated with
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| and eventually moved to Lynwood. If
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| | people you don't know. They may be
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| you're at a large event like a sporting
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| | dealing with mental health issues, drug
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| event or concert, they may have temporary
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| | addictions, or other problems that make
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| holding facilities and will transport you
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| | them emotionally unstable. It's best to
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| later to a jail. Any transfer will add to
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| | be reserved, but friendly. Don't
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| the time it takes to get released, so be
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| | volunteer personal information; don't
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| prepared to wait.
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| | make statements that denigrate a
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| The police can question you before or
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| | particular ethnic or religious group; and
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| after you're booked. Most attorneys say
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| | don't give others the impression that you
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| it's best not to volunteer any
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| | think you're "too good" to be in jail
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| information except for your name and
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| | with the rest of them.
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| address, which you must provide. Be
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| | Bail Bond and Release Procedures
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| careful what you say. The police aren't
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| | The bail amount is set by judges in a
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| kidding when they warn you that "anything
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| | County Bail Schedule based on the
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| you say can and will be used against
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| | charges. Bail Schedules generally have
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| you." If you request an attorney, they
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| | differing bail amounts depending on the
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| must stop the interrogation until your
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| | severity of the crime. For example, a DUI
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| attorney arrives.
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| | in LA County has a $15,000 bail; a DUI
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| Booking Procedures May Take a Long Time
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| | with accident is $50,000 and so on.
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| Once at Lynwood Jail, women are "booked,"
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| | Bail can be raised, lowered or removed
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| or processed into the system. Nothing
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| | only by a judge. Waiting to be heard in
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| about the booking process is speedy, and
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| | front of a judge means additional time in
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| you won't be able to arrange for bail
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| | jail. If you do wait for a judge, the
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| until it's complete. In large jails,
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| | judge considers the severity of the
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| booking can take as long as 12 - or
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| | offense, likelihood that you're a danger
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| sometimes longer.
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| | to the community, the amount of jail time
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| Major parts of the booking process
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| | if you're found guilty, your past arrest
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| include:
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| | record, and community ties.
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| · Basic personal information. You're
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| | The average bail amount in California is
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| asked for your name, address, phone
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| | $25,000. Often bail is set higher. Since
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| number, social security, phone number,
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| | few people can pay the whole amount,
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| and next of kin information.
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| | you'll probably need to contract with a
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| · Photograph. This is the infamous "mug
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| | licensed bail bond agent. The bail agent
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| shot," which will look even worse than
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| | can walk you through the entire bail bond
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| your driver's license photo.
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| | process and handle the release.
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| · Property collection. Jail personnel
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| | Professional bail agents know the jail
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| collect all your personal belongings
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| | systems and often know the bail
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| including jewelry, purse, wallet, etc.
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| | schedules. They can begin the bail
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| and give you a receipt. Everything will
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| | process to obtain the fastest release
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| be returned to you when you're released,
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| | possible. The sooner a bail bondsman is
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| except for illegal substances or items
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| | contacted, the faster the release can
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| kept as evidence. Check the receipt to
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| | occur.
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| make sure that everything taken from you
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| | Bail agents charge 10% of the bail amount
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| is listed.
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| | as payment for their services. The
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| · Fingerprinting and identification.
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| | California Legislature regulates this
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| Your fingerprints and personal
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| | cost. If a bail agent offers you a "cheap
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| information are entered into the federal
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| | 5% bail bond," you're dealing with
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| database for future reference and to
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| | someone willing to violate California
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| check for outstanding charges, warrants
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| | law, and that's dangerous for you.
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| or matches to unsolved cases. If they
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| | After all, if the bail bond agent doesn't
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| police took fingerprints at the scene,
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| | follow that part of the law, how can you
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| they'll try to match yours to those as
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| | be sure he'll follow the appropriate
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| well.
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| | procedures for obtaining your release and
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| · Body search. This can be
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| | return your collateral when the case is
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| uncomfortable, embarrassing, and/or
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| | complete?
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| humiliating. The extent of the search
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| | Getting arrested is never fun: the
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| depends on different factors; it may be a
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| | booking process can be slow and
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| simple pat down, but it could also be a
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| | frustrating, and a night in jail can be
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| full cavity search. The only good thing
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| | as scary as it sounds. But, in this case,
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| to say is that it must be conducted by a
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| | knowledge really is power. Once you
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| female police officer or jail employee.
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| | understand what is happening, what your
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| Once the booking procedures are complete,
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| | rights and responsibilities are, and how
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| jail personnel take you to a jail cell
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| | to arrange for release, you'll be able to
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| where you will likely remain until bailed
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| | handle yourself and stay calm until
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| out, released on your own recognizance
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| | you're back home with your loved ones.
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