Ireland
Paid bail agentNot part of the system
Who holds the moneyat least one third of the recognisance paid into court by the accused or sureties, refunded at the end of the case if conditions are met
How Bail Works In Ireland
An Irish court admits a person to bail when they enter a recognisance, with or without sureties. The person is not released until at least one third of the recognisance is paid into court, or a larger amount the court sets. Money paid in is repaid when the case ends and the conditions were kept, and it can be forfeited if they were not.
Read from the Act as enacted. Later amendments were not checked.
From Bail Act 1997, sections 5 and 9, checked November 2026.
Other Countries
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Colombia
- England and Wales
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- India
- 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.