Believe it or not, children were formerly considered suspects in child sex trafficking cases. Now, they will be treated as victims. L.A. County will no longer arrest children on prostitution charges because they now want to focus on providing help for them. The legal age for sex is 18, which puts child prostitutes as victims, […]
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Your loved one has been arrested and you truly don’t believe any of your friends can relate to how you’re feeling. They have never been in your situation before and as much as they want to help, they don’t know how to. They don’t know the answers to the pressing questions you have. You can […]
You are more influential on others than you might think, especially when it comes to your children. There is good and bad in this. The good is that if you are able to maintain a healthy, safe, environment for your family, they will grow up well. You’re exposing your children to new places, new activities, […]
Even though most people do it, it’s still illegal: jaywalking. There are a bunch of other such instances where it’s technically illegal to do something but people do it anyway and get away with it all the time. But this time, we’ll focus on jaywalking because the police, especially in Los Angeles, are cracking down […]
There are completely stupid and silly laws that you could, but probably never will, break (like herding 2,001 sheep in Hollywood) and then there are laws that you’ve probably broken multiple times by now, without even knowing it. Here are 5 of the latter which you might find surprising and interesting to read about 1. […]
Most people shut down for some time during the holiday season because well, it’s the holiday season. But there are some who absolutely will not, including us at Penny Bail Bonds. People get in trouble, or are in trouble all the time, even if it’s one of the biggest holidays of the year. You don’t […]
Paying for bail is stressful both emotionally and financially. It requires getting a large, very large sum of money that you have set aside for other needs and savings. Paying for a bail bond is much less stressful both emotionally and financially. Of course it is still a hassle, but Penny Bail Bonds will try […]
As you know, the bail price for a defendant will depend on what the crime was. There are also other factors like whether the defendant has history of criminal activity, whether he or she is a flight risk, etc. Bail amounts are set up according to a bail schedule that is reviewed annually. Bail may […]
The absence of even just one member of the family can really affect the mood of a holiday gathering, especially if everyone in the family knows that the one person who is missing is missing because they are sitting in jail. Let this not be your situation this holiday season and if you need answers […]
It’s important for you, as a citizen, to understand the difference between “reasonable suspicion” and “probable cause.” For you, it’s so you know your rights and protections. For the police, it’s what they rely on when deciding to make an arrest, conduct a search, for question a person. Reasonable suspicion is when officers have the […]