Canada
Paid bail agentNot part of the system
Who holds the moneypromise to pay or surety pledge set by the justice, owed only if a release condition is broken, with a cash deposit used only in limited cases
How Bail Works In Canada
A Canadian justice must use the least strict form of release that fits the case. Release can rest on a promise to pay, on one or more sureties, or on a deposit of money. Paying someone to act as a surety, or a surety taking a fee, is a crime.
From Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46), section 515, checked November 2026.
Other Countries
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
- China
- Colombia
- England and Wales
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- India
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kenya
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Scotland
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Arab Emirates
For the United States, the state by state rules show what a bail agent may charge in each state.
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.