Bail contracts may seem simple, but there are many rules and regulations that come with them.
A contract is an agreement with terms between two or more people where there is a promise to do something in return for a valuable benefit known as consideration, according to the California Bail Education textbook.
“When writing bail bonds, we use bail contracts to assure that our terms and our clients terms are met,” said Inessa Chavez, vice president of All American Bail Bonds in Santa Clarita. “We use bail contracts constantly.”
Bail bonds agencies, including All American Bail Bonds in Santa Clarita, use contracts on a daily basis to assure that they’re safe when bailing out a client.
A contract includes: an offer, an offer acceptance, a promise to perform, consideration which is payment or promise, a time when the promise should be completed, terms and conditions and finally going through with the performance, according to the textbook.
“There are two types of contacts: unilateral contracts and bilateral contracts,” Chavez said. “At All American Bail Bonds in Santa Clarita, we use bilateral contracts.”
A unilateral contract is when there is a promise to pay in return for performance, according to the textbook. A bilateral contract is where a promise is exchanged for a promise.
Contracts can be written or oral.
Most of the time, written contracts hold up longer if used in court.
Written contracts can be used to sue in court for up to four years after the date the contract was made, according to the textbook.
Oral contracts can only be used to sue for up to two years after the date, according to the textbook.
Minors cannot form an enforceable contract without their parent or guardian, according to the textbook. People who are under the influence can sign a contract. Courts only throw out a contract if the other party knew about the intoxication or the person was intoxication without their own knowledge.
For more information about bail bonds contracts, visit the the IRS Bail Bonds website.
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