THE SURETY BOND

 An alternative to CASH BAIL is the posting of a surety bond. This proccess involves a contractual undertaking guarnteed by an admitted

insurance company having adequate assets to protect the face amount of the bond, to the court and surety. COLLATERAL

                              CREDIT

Credit rating may play a part in securing the bail bond, but will not provide the immediate payment , protection and leverage should the bail bond have to be revoke or forfeited to the court.

                             CASH

  CASH BAIL is posted in lieu of a bail bond and a defendant or indemnitor( co-signer) would have to pay this directly to the jail or court. Should the defendant and the partie(s) have enought cash to cover the face amount of the bail bond, they may pay directly to the jail or court, as afforded in the

       MN Stat. 629.53 PROVIDING RELEASE ON BAIL COMMITMENT

  A person charged with a criminal offense may be released with or without bail in accordance with Rule 6.02 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. Money bail is the property of the accused, whether deposited by the person or by a third person on the accused's behalf. When money bail is accepted by a judge, that judge shall order it to be deposited with the court administrator. The court administrator shall retain it until the final disposition of the case and the final order of the court disposing of the case. Upon release, the amount released must be paid to the accused personally or upon that person's written order. In case of conviction, the judge may order the money bail deposit to be applied to any fine or resitution imposed on the defendant by the court and, if the fine or restitution is less than the deposit, order the balance to be paid to the defendant. Money bail deposited with the court or any officer of it is exempt from garnishment or levy under attachment or execution.