Posting Bond | Fort Lauderdale Criminal Defense
Posting Bond
If you’ve been arrested here in Florida, you were likely taken in front of the judge, required to post some form of monetary bond. The reason for that is because the judge wants to ensure that you return to court at every court hearing in for trial as necessary in order to face the charges. By posting your monetary bond, it is a deposit you’re making with the court in order to ensure that you come back. If you don’t come back when required, you or whoever posted the bond for you will forfeit that bond. It’s also to ensure some degree of responsibility so that the judge can be assured of the safety of the community if you are released pending trial.