Reader’s Question:

We are afraid and we honestly don’t know how the court process works. After a DUI arrest in Marietta, Georgia, can my sister be released from jail if she will post a bond?

Barry

Marietta, GA

After your sister’s DUI arrest in Marietta, Georgia, she can be released from jail in one of three ways. A pretrial release program being the first one. She can also be released through ROR or Release on own Recognizance. And of course, she can be released by posting bond.

Cash bond posting is probably the most common method whereby your sister could be released from custody pending the resolution of her DUI case. If she personally posts the full amount imposed by the court, the sum of money would be returned to her at the resolution of her DUI case provided that court costs and fines are not deducted from it. If she could not afford the full amount of a stated bond, she can either use the services of a recommended bondsman or petition the court via motion to have the imposed bond reduced to one that she could afford. The posting of a bond would allow your sister to travel with unbridled discretion unless a judge has imposed additional restrictions that accompany the posting of a bond.

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