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Maybe it͛s the call in the middle of the night that you hope will never happen to you or maybe
its a call that you expected all along, "Please help I͛ve been arrested and I͛m in jail" phone call
from a friend, family member or maybe even your own spouse. Regardless of the circumstances
of the arrest or the emotional feelings that go along with someone you love and care about
getting arrested and thrown in jail, what are you suppose to do?

First of all the urban myth that "only one phone call" is allowed once you are arrested in the
United States and in the custody of law enforcement is just not true. There really is no
constitutional right guaranteeing the right to a phone call once arrested. In the state of
California you are allowed a phone call as long as you are not belligerent or intoxicated. The
purpose of the phone call is so that the arrestee can let someone know they are in the custody
of the police and that need help to either get an attorney, post bail to get out, or both. Phone
calls from jail can vary from a box on a wall without a handset with only a speakerphone to an
officer that hands you your cell phone and lets you make phone calls to find someone who can
help. Law enforcement generally considers this a courtesy they provide for their "guest" that
goes along with the free room and board for the night!

One of recommendations that you will hear from just about any attorney is that when you are
arrested "anything you say can and will be held against you" so only answer questions about
your arrest in the presence of your attorney. In other words, if someone calls you for help from
jail, don't have any extensive conversation about the arrest and what happened and why they
are in jail; you never know who might be listening or even recording your conversation. The
main purpose of the phone is to find out what correctional facility they are in and what they
need to get out so they can post bail and hire an attorney to properly handle the charges being
made against them. So collect that information and find a local bail bond agent that can assist
you with your dilemma. If it͛s in the middle of the night, don't worry most bail agents are
available 24 hrs a day 7 days a week. Do a search in your favorite Internet search engine for bail
agents in your local area or near the jail where the person is being detained and ask them about
their services, cost and how they can help. Call around and compare a few companies to see
which one you consider your best choice in terms of price and service.

Under the 8th Amendment of the US Constitution, citizens have a constitutional right to
reasonable bail. A bail bondsman is a person that basically works for an insurance company and
will post a surety bond for your bail. A person charged and arrested can either post the entire
bail or through a bondsman who usually charges a 10 percent fee. Posting bail is the defendants
or arrestees promise to appear in a court of law to face charges, make a plea and appear at all
court dates ordered by the Judge.

Orange County Bail Bonds, located across the street from the Orange County jail facility, is a
family owned and operated Orange County bail bond service and has been serving the bail
bonds needs of Californians and across the United States since 1963. To locate an inmate in
Orange County click here.