what is a bail bond 
a bail bond is an agreement by a criminal defendant to appear for trial or pay a sum of money set by the court the bail bond is co signed by a bail bondsman who charges the defendant a fee in return for guaranteeing the payment the bail bond is a type of surety bond the commercial bail bond system exists only in the united states and the philippines in other countries bail may entail a set of restrictions and conditions placed on criminal defendants in return for their release until their trial dates 