CA AB109

To my CA Bail Agents. I just received a call from the Sheriff's office to notify
All of us in Kern that Assembly bill 109 that recently passed will severely impact
our business. From what I heard, sounds like pretrial release, but basicalky they are redefining a felony and citing out more people for non violent crimes such as DV, Drugs etc. The deputy that called did not have all of the details as the policy is still being determined. But sounds like business is going to be harder. So what tricks do they use down in Broward Co, Fl.? May have to employ some of those tactics to get by. Nah, thats just a joke.

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East Kern Bail Bonds
Ridgecrest, CA
(760) 375-5706 ph
(760) 375-5830 fax
"The world has changed! The strong no longer survive, but the smart. Victory goes to the one that combines his brains with his heart."

That is how it will effect all CA bail bond companies.

The SOs will be spending more time and space on state "parolees" therfore having to kick out on O.R. or cite release on the street the fresh arrests.

So we all expect a reduction in the smaller bonds for shop lifting, simple posessions maybe even the domestic batteries.

They started doing more OR releases in a neighboring county due to them removing the "1 free phone call" from the booking cells. They replaced the old phone system with a fee based system that charges the bonding companies $3-$5/call.

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River City Associates
Decatur, Al. 35601

All of this brings a question then. Will this new law impact PC 847.5 in any way, as far as people from other states getting kicked out on nonviolent crimes and fleeing to Ca? Just curious...

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East Kern Bail Bonds
Ridgecrest, CA
(760) 375-5706 ph
(760) 375-5830 fax
"The world has changed! The strong no longer survive, but the smart. Victory goes to the one that combines his brains with his heart."

I don't think so.

Those persons that have active warrants from another state will be processed based on the warrant conditions from that state.

In other words, a bail agent or recovery agent from Texas comes to CA and petitions the court for an arrest warrant for their skip, the CA judge should issue that warrant.

The agent can then go pick up that person, bring to the court and then face the extradition process.

Now that is how it is "suppose" to be done under PC 847.5.

If the defendant is in custody already for the out of state warrant, they will be held until they post bail, get picked up by that state or release by order of that other state.

Since they are not California prison inmates, AB109 does not effect them unless they were serving time in CA for a CA offense and they at the same time had an out of state warrant.

In that case, I would guess that they would not be eligible for the early release program.

That is the way that it should be. We "may" release our own here ...but if they are wanted from another State they have a minute to come on and get them

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