For more than 300 years, bail bonds agents have been around and little has changed in the business.
Beginning in 1677, English Parliament created the Habeas Corpus Act which allowed a defendant to challenge the court for unlawful imprisonment, according to HowStuffWorks. In 1689, the English Bill of Rights included laws against excessive bail.
“Our business has been around for many years,” said Inessa Chavez, vice president of All American Bail Bonds in Santa Clarita. “While it may not be a popular business to get into, it’s important to our community.”
The 1689 English Bill of Rights excessive bail law influenced the United States’ eighth amendment which is still in use today, according to HowStuffWorks.
The Judiciary Act of 1789 stated crimes that were not eligible for the death penalty were bailable, according to the website. The bail laws remained virtually unchanged until 1966.
The Bail Reform Act in 1966 allowed defendants to be released with as little burden as possible, according to the website.
The Bail Reform Act of 1984 included that defendants who considered dangerous should be held in jail and not released on bail, according to the website. New categories were established by the law which included those charged with serious crimes, repeat offenders, the potentially dangerous and those who could be a flight risk. Those who are eligable for bail were also required to have a bail hearing.
“We, as bail bonds agents, are considered the black sheep of the insurance industry,” Chavez said, “but we care, especially at All American Bail Bonds in Santa Clarita. We know that what we do is important and contributes to our community.”
For information about the history of All American Bail Bonds in Santa Clarita, click here.
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