Bail Cost World
Bail Around The World
Most countries have bail, but very few let a private company sell it. Of the 30 countries outside the United States on this page, 23 have no bondsmen at all. Release there rests on a promise, a deposit to the court or a friend or relative who stands surety.
No Bondsmen
Australia
Each Australian state has its own bail law.
No BondsmenBangladesh
Bangladesh also uses the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.
No BondsmenBrazil
In Brazil fianca is set by the police for crimes with a maximum prison term of four years or less, and by a judge in other cases.
No BondsmenCanada
A Canadian justice must use the least strict form of release that fits the case.
No BondsmenChina
In China release on guarantee pending trial requires either a guarantor or a guarantee deposit.
No BondsmenColombia
Colombian judges can impose measures that do not take away liberty.
No BondsmenEngland and Wales
A court in England and Wales may ask for a surety before release, or for security given by the defendant or someone on their behalf.
No BondsmenFrance
In France a judge can place a person under judicial supervision instead of pretrial detention, and one possible duty is to pay a cautionnement.
No BondsmenGermany
A German judge can suspend an arrest warrant if the accused gives security.
No BondsmenGhana
A Ghanaian court may grant bail to a person who enters into a bond, with or without sureties.
No BondsmenIndia
In India a person released on bail signs a bond for a sum the police or court thinks is enough.
No BondsmenIreland
An Irish court admits a person to bail when they enter a recognisance, with or without sureties.
No BondsmenJamaica
Jamaica's Bail Act 2023 lets a court grant bail with a surety, who enters a recognizance.
No BondsmenJapan
A Japanese court that grants bail must set a bail amount high enough to make sure the accused appears.
No BondsmenMalaysia
Before release on bail in Malaysia the accused signs a bond for a sum the police or court thinks is enough, and one or more sufficient sureties also sign.
No BondsmenNetherlands
A Dutch court can suspend pretrial detention once the suspect agrees to follow the conditions, with or without giving security.
No BondsmenNew Zealand
New Zealand courts release defendants on bail with conditions.
No BondsmenPakistan
Pakistan uses the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.
No BondsmenScotland
Scottish bail is release on conditions set by the court.
No BondsmenSingapore
Singapore courts release people on bail bonds backed by sureties.
No BondsmenSouth Africa
In South Africa an accused on bail is released once the bail money is paid or a guarantee to pay it is given.
No BondsmenSouth Korea
A Korean court that grants bail attaches one or more conditions, such as a written promise to appear, a guarantee letter from another person, or payment of bail money.
No BondsmenUnited Arab Emirates
In the UAE an accused may be released on a personal guarantee, a bail bond, or a travel ban, and the Public Prosecution or judge sets the amount.
Limited Surety Bonds
Argentina
Under Argentina's federal criminal procedure code, prosecutors can ask a judge for coercive measures to make sure the accused appears.
Limited Surety BondsKenya
Kenya's Constitution gives an arrested person a right to bail unless there are compelling reasons.
Limited Surety BondsMexico
In Mexico an economic guarantee is one of the precautionary measures a judge of control can order.
Limited Surety BondsSpain
A Spanish judge decides whether an accused who is not jailed must post a fianza to stay free.
Limited Surety BondsTrinidad and Tobago
In Trinidad and Tobago a court can ask for security before granting bail.
Paid Bail Bonds Allowed
Bail Help In California
If the arrest happened in California, 1 Bail Bond posts bonds across Los Angeles and Southern California. It is run by Jane Un, California bail agent license 1843448, and is part of the same network as Bail Cost.
Sources For This Page
- Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, sections 165 and 187
- Bail (Access to Bail) (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act No. 11 of 2017), amending the Bail Act, Chap. 4.60
- Bail Act 1976, section 9 (offence of agreeing to indemnify sureties)
- Bail Act 1977 (Vic), sections 5, 31 and 32 (authorised version 160)
- Bail Act 1997, sections 5 and 9
- Bail Act 2000, section 30
- Bail Act, 2023, sections 15 to 18
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023), sections 2, 484, 485 and 490
- Caisse des Depots, Cautionnement du controle judiciaire, documents for release of funds
- Code of Criminal Procedure (Act No. 131 of 1948), articles 93, 94 and 96 (Japanese Law Translation)
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), Chapter XXXIX, sections 496 to 499
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, sections 498 and 499
- Codigo Nacional de Procedimientos Penales, articles 172, 173 and 175
- Codigo Procesal Penal Federal (texto ordenado, Decreto 118/2019), article 210
- Codigo de Processo Penal (Decreto-Lei 3.689/1941), articles 322, 325, 330, 337 and 344
- Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46), section 515
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, section 24
- Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977, sections 58 and 69
- Criminal Procedure Act, articles 98, 100, 100-2, 103 and 104 (KLRI English translation)
- Criminal Procedure Code (Act 593), sections 389, 390 and 403
- Criminal Procedure Code 2010, section 106A
- Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China (2018 revision), articles 68, 72 and 73
- Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30), section 96
- Federal Decree by Law No. 38 of 2022 Promulgating the Criminal Procedures Law, articles 109 to 111
- Judiciary of Kenya, Bail and Bond Policy Guidelines (2015)
- Ley 906 de 2004 (Codigo de Procedimiento Penal), articles 307 and 319
- Ley de Enjuiciamiento Criminal, articles 529, 531 and 591
- Rules of Court, Rule 114 (Bail), Sections 1, 10 and 14
- Strafprozessordnung (StPO), section 116a
- Wetboek van Strafvordering, artikel 80