Have you gotten arrested in or near Westlake? Maybe for a DUI, driving after suspension, or some other offense? If so, you are likely going to the Westlake City Jail – the place that detains you after being arrested either to post bond or be arraigned, while you await a preliminary hearing.
There are 2 male and 1 female cellblocks at the Westlake Jail and if you’re worried about a loved one while you get together the means to post bail, it should be reassuring to know that in the Westlake Jail they are separated by sex, offense, and criminal background. So if this is a first-time offense, and it’s something like disorderly conduct, although your loved one isn’t going to want to stay in the Westlake Jail longer than they have to, at least they won’t be sitting next to a hardened criminal. The Westlake Jail has 13 cells, 2 detox cells, 1 padded cell and 2 larger holding cells.
To be released from jail in Westlake, OH you’ll be booked first, and be given a chance to reach out and call someone to bail you out- or call us, if you want to keep this on the down-low. Whether you’re calling us to post bail yourself, or you have a friend or family getting a bail bond, we send one of our local Westlake bail bondsman to the jail to post the bond. The Westlake jail release procedure starts when our Westlake bail bondsman posts bond and typically can take between 1-2 hours to be completed.
Bond in Westlake can usually be set pretty quickly, just like Lakewood, with the help of a schedule, but more serious crimes require a bond hearing. Each municipal court in Cuyahoga County is required to set a bond schedule that automatically sets how much bail should be charged for defendants accused of certain misdemeanors. So when you’ve been arrested in Westlake, the Westlake Police use the pre-determined bond schedules to set bail when court is not in session. And if you’re arrested real late at night, you’ll likely spend the night in jail, and your bond would be reviewed by a judge the next morning. Judges are not bound by their bond schedules. The bond schedules are a matter of convenience, but if the judge chooses they can release someone on their own recognizance.
SO if you, or your loved one, is in the Westlake jail worried about how much the bail will be set at, it may be comforting to know that defendants very rarely post their entire bail out of their own pocket. Many Westlake defendants use ABC Bail Bonds to post bail. We’re open 24 hours and aim to make the process less intimating and more convenient – considering the situation. When you pay a bondsman, like the Westlake bondsman who work for ABC Bail Bonds, we take a fee to put up the money and, in most courts, we have the option of paying 10 percent of the bond amount as a deposit to obtain their release. So, a bond amount of $5,000 would require a deposit of $500. That’s usually referred to as a 10% or a surety bond – a contract between the defendant (and co-signer if applicable), as well as the court and ABC Bail Bonds, that promises your return for a trial. Ohio lawmakers set the bond premium at 10 percent in Westlake, as well as throughout the state.
With offices throughout Ohio and a team of 24-hour bail bondsman covering the state, our Cleveland bail bonds company provides high quality bail bondsman throughout the Northeast Ohio area – including Westlake. Our bail bondsmen work throughout the Westlake area to help you throughout the entire bond process. We believe that you have the right to bail, to go back to work, to get back to your family and friends and to resolve your issues with the court as soon as possible – from the comfort of your own home, rather than a jail cell in Westlake, OH.
So if you need bail in Westlake, Ohio or anywhere in Cuyahoga County, we can provide bail information over the phone and present you with options to ensure release. Call us toll free at (888) 922-BAIL (2245) or our Cleveland office at 216-696-4866 to speak with a local bail bondsman immediately.
The 24 hour policy of ABC Bail Bonds means our Westlake bail bond agents will bail you out anytime of the day or night in Westlake. Calling the main Cleveland office phone number gets you to our bail bonds expert to locate the closest bail bondsman. Our bail bonds agents are discreet, convenient and take payments.
Below is a list of cities in the Cleveland, Akron, Canton area we regularly cover out of our Cleveland bail bonds office downtown.
