Understanding New Mexico Bail Bonds

In New Mexico, bail bonds may be purchased and used to guarantee that an individual will appear in court if they are allowed to leave holding or jail until that time. In most cases, except in those cases such as murder or serious felony, the criminal defendant will be allowed bail. This is determined by the judge at an arraignment hearing. Once the amount of bail is determined, the defendant can post bail which means to pay for bail or release or they can remain in jail through their court date. In New Mexico, bail bonds can be purchased through the jail themselves or they can be secured through a bail bondsman.

Should the defendant wish to obtain a bail bond, they will be providing a sum of money to the court system that will guarantee that the individual will appear in court as directed by the bail agreement. If they do not appear, they are in violation and the amount of the bail bond will be forfeited unless they return to the court or jail as instructed.

But, understanding how to purchase a bail bond is very important. First, the defendant will likely need to contact a bail bondsman. These commercial bonding agencies provide the bond to the individual at a much lower price than if they would pay for the bail themselves at the jail. In most cases, the charge is a fee of ten percent (as directed by law in the state of New Mexico) and is a non refundable fee. Once this is paid to the bondsmen, they will post the other 90% of bail (or will reassure the court system of coverage of the bond should the defendant skip bail.) The defendant is then released.

Bail bonds can be obtained in this manner in most areas of the state including in Curry County, Los Alamos County, Dona Ana County, Santa Fe County, San Juan County, and throughout most of the cities within these counties as well. Bondsmen can be easily contacted, in most cases even 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. They can provide some of the fastest service of getting an individual out of jail.

We cover the following cities

Abiquiu Alameda Alamo Alamogordo Albert Albuquerque Alcalde Algodones Alto Amalia Amistad Angel Fire Animas Anthony Anton Chico Aragon Arenas Valley Arrey Arroyo Hondo Arroyo Seco Artesia Aztec Bard Bayard Belen Bell Ranch Bellview Bent Berino Bernalillo Bingham Blanco Bloomfield Bluewater Bosque Bosque Farms Boys Ranch Brimhall Broadview Buckhorn Buena Vista Bueyeros Caballo Canjilon Cannon AFB Canoncito Canones Capitan Caprock Capulin Carlsbad Carrizozo Carson Casa Blanca Causey Cebolla Cedar Crest Cedarvale Cerrillos Cerro Chacon Chama Chamberino Chamisal Chaparral Chimayo Church Rock Cimarron Claunch Clayton Cleveland Cliff Clines Corners Cloudcroft Clovis Cochiti Lake Cochiti Pueblo Columbus Conchas Dam Continental Divide Cordova Corona Corrales Costilla Counselor Coyote Crossroads Crownpoint Cuba Cubero Cuchillo Cuervo Cundiyo Datil Deming Derry Des Moines Dexter Dixon Dona Ana Dora Dulce Duran Eagle Nest Edgewood El Prado El Rito Elephant Butte Elida Embudo Encino Espanola Estancia Eunice Fairacres Fairview Farmington Faywood Fence Lake Flora Vista Floyd Flying H Folsom Fort Bayard Fort Stanton Fort Sumner Fort Wingate Fruitland Gallina Gallup Gamerco Garfield Garita Gila Gladstone Glencoe Glenrio Glenwood Glorieta Gonzales Ranch Grady Grants Grenville Guadalupita Hachita Hagerman Hanover Hatch Hernandez High Rolls Mountain Park Hillsboro Hobbs Holloman AFB Holloman Air Force Base Holman Hondo Hope House Hurley Ilfeld Isleta Jal Jamestown Jarales Jemez Pueblo Jemez Springs Kenna Kirtland Kirtland AFB La Jara La Joya La Loma La Luz La Madera La Mesa La Plata Laguna Lake Arthur Lake Sumner Lakewood Lamy Las Cruces Las Tablas Las Vegas Ledoux Lemitar Lincoln Lindrith Lingo Llano Loco Hills Logan Lordsburg Los Alamos Los Lunas Los Ojos Los Ranchos De Albuquerqu Loving Lovington Lumberton Luna Madrid Magdalena Malaga Maljamar Manuelito Maxwell Mayhill Mc Alister Mc Donald Mc Intosh Medanales Melrose Mentmore Mescalero Mesilla Mesilla Park Mesquite Mexican Springs Miami Milan Mills Milnesand Mimbres Mogollon Montezuma Monticello Monument Mora Moriarty Mosquero Mount Dora Mountainair Mule Creek Nageezi Nara Visa Navajo Navajo Dam New Laguna Newcomb Newkirk Nogal Ocate Oil Center Ojo Caliente Ojo Feliz Ojo Sarco Old Laguna Organ Orogrande Paguate Pastura Pecos Pena Blanca Penasco Pep Peralta Petaca Radium Springs Rainsville Red River Rehoboth Rodeo Rowe Saint Vrain San Cristobal San Fidel San Miguel San Rafael Santa Clara Serafina Sheep Springs Shiprock Silver City Smith Lake Socorro Solano Springer Stanley Stead Sunland Park Sunspot Taiban Tajique Taos Taos Ski Valley Tatum Tererro Tesuque Texico Thoreau Tierra Amarilla Tijeras Timberon Tinnie Tohatchi Tome Torreon Trampas Trementina Tres Piedras Truchas Truth Or Consequences Tucumcari Tularosa Tyrone Univ Of New Mexico Unm Ute Park Vadito Vado Valdez Vallecitos Valmora Vanadium Vanderwagen Vaughn Veguita Velarde Villanueva Wagon Mound Waterflow Watrous Weed White Sands White Sands Missile Range Whites City Willard Williamsburg Winston Yatahey Yeso Youngsville Zia Pueblo Zuni