The service that courts have to do to “summons” a bondsman for a FTA client needs to change. It needs to change b/c this is the year 2025 and we have so many other means that is much more cost effective than costing clerks budget money sending Certified Mail.
Imagine the money that could be saved by clerks that could be used for better pay, services etc.
Just the other day a clerk had to send us Certified Notice of a client that FTA’d for court. This individual was sent to ADC from another county and the communication was there and was made aware. It is senseless to spend that money and time. Time for a change and if you happen to read this and be in the professional bail industry and dislike this? It would only mean you are getting to eat the worm and never have to worry about the hawk in the air.
This is a professional business and success is based on appearance rates of people that you post bail for not how many bonds you post.
Make it all email, to the company email address and the company is required to reply that they received it and this can be record for the court of service. Then the company can notify the agent that posted the bond and start the process to recover the individual on the loose. It just makes sense and will also save time and money. Huge benefit for the bonding company as they will get quicker notice if for any reason the bonding agent was not in court to know.
Just a simple process that I personally back 1000% as a bondsman in this Great State of Arkansas for over 20 years!
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