BOND GIRL RAQUEL

I get bond calls from people that want to offer 1% on a bond. What people need to remember,  is like any other business there is a cost involved. Wholesale, for lack of better terms for people to understand.. Basically I have to pay for the bond, and then I resell it to you. Just like any other manufacturer makes their product for certain cost, and then sells it at retail. So it is ridiculous to offer 1% on any bond. Not only will but not cover the cost of the bond, but I also have bills to pay like everyone else. Being a Bail agent is a government job. The state of California mandates what we are to charge people. Another thing to remember is large bonds like 100,000 and over, all require collateral. 

It's amazing to me that people think they will never need a Bail bondsman, you most definitely will. It may not be for you but it will be for somebody you know, and it's beneficial to have a basic understanding. Feel free to call me with any of your questions. 

QUEEN OF BAIL

Bail Bonds isn't easy. It's not for everybody. It takes patience, and certain kind of "know how"... 

I can only very carefully suggest things to an already very stressed out parent. This isn't easy especially when I'm the same age as the kid in jail. 

Drug addiction has it's traits. Specific traits to each drug. I had a parent call me so frustrated and so confused. I knew immediately what drug her son was on. 

Her description told me, & then I bailed him out from jail. I promised the mother I would wait for him and take him home. I wasn't wrong... 

I always have many resources at my fingertips. Rehabs, sober living, court approved drug classes, ankle monitors, counseling.., please always feel free to call me for help. Stay ready and Don't get caught slippin! 

QUEEN OF BAIL

If your living this life... I recommend to all of my clients the same thing. It goes like this: stash 10k for an attorney. Stash another 10k for bail. Let someone you trust with your life know where this stash is, & give them my number. Stay ready & prepare for the worst & hope for the best. 

RAQUEL QUEEN OF BAIL BONDS

Networking & progress go together! RQOB  is always looking for new opportunities. They don't come to me, I go out and make them. I reach
out to people, and many times I've been rejected or ignored. These things don't phase me. It's not personal it's business. 

BUT... Sometimes,...I nail it. I'm grateful to the many many people that have not ignored or rejected me & my business. Bail Bonds has a stereo typical stigma. However keep in mind bail is our constitutional right. Anybody can accuse another person of a crime & that person can get arrested unjustly. I like to think of bail as a way to not let a bad day or an isolated incident ruin your career. Or an opportunity to still make your kids game. I see it as a second chance. Here is a picture of a new business associate of mine. I live & breath RQOB!

RAQUEL QUEEN OF BAIL

Super Bowl Sunday is like a national holiday. Lots of partying and drinking. Please be safe and have a designated driver. Today is the most popular day for domestic violence calls. People don't realize that if the police are called on a domestic violence, SOMEBODY is going to jail. GUARENTEED. 

Domestic violence bail is always $50,000 it's not specific to an individual. 

Have fun today & don't get caught slippin ! 

QUEEN OF BAIL

Yesterday I went to Chase Bank on Sunset in West Hollywood. 

Maybe it's just me but coming out to this freaked me out! 

I decided to take a picture to record how aggressive this behavior was.

The second I pull away the cops are right behind me. 

My stomach was turning. Yet I know I'm legal as a beagle!

I drive off and boom they're still right behind me. I knew I was getting pulled over.

So instead of waiting to get "lit up" .. I just pulled over. 

This probably didn't make them happy either.

They said I was "acting suspicious"

Then they run my lisence and after 15 minutes the sheriff comes back and asks me if my lisence is real.. (Please)

Then he says I have a "no bail warrant"...

That's when I had to say what I do for a living. I had to let them know I deal with them ALL THE TIME.

I also had to let him know there is no way I can have a warrant or a felony & be a bail agent.

He said there's a no bail warrant with only one digit different on the DL #.. 

Well if it's different then it's not me is it?

This cop could of easily arrested me, had me post bond, and have it all be for nothing. I'd have a court date as well. 

This happens to people ALL THE TIME. 

My stomach was turning throughout all of this. I thought to myself who would I call for bail? I cannot bail myself out of jail! 

RAQUEL QUEEN OF BAIL

Yesterday I had a bond in Riverside. I haven't done a bond out there in years. I don't advertise out there, because who wants to drive to Riverside in the middle of the night? My initial call to the Riverside Sheriffs Dept, DID NOT GO WELL. 

I decided to drive to riverside myself since it was only 2:30pm.

I met with a very nice family, did the paperwork & headed to the Riverside Detention Center. 

I made sure to call again and get the bail information twice. I even told the jailer "I'm here from Los Angeles County".. They understand a mistake means a situation. I can't exactly just drive to my office to remedy a problem.

Writing a bond is like writing a check. If you mess it up, it must be voided. The only difference is you CANNOT, cross something out & initial it. 

Yours truly, sober as a judge, in no rush, under no pressure & under calm quiet conditions managed to screw up the date on my $50,000 bond. I was freaking out. I thought they would not accept it. 

I waited for approval. I waited for two hours. 

The jailer deputy comes out, doesn't even mention the date, and says " there's a problem"...

They didn't accept the penal code of 273.5  (a). They wanted it to look like 273.5 A. See the difference an "A" or an (a)....

I explained the situation to the jailer and he was very understanding, asked some questions about who issues the bonds & said he would ask the supervisor for approval. I waited. I waited another hour and a half. 

They accepted it. 

I was so relieved. I must be fair & say that they were very nice to me. I hated the sheriff that initially spoke with me on the phone, & cursed the very existence of all sheriffs & the whole department. 

I laughed as I left Riverside & told the sheriff at the front desk, " I take back everything I ever said about you"..haha! 

Again, I must be fair and mention for every bad egg there is a good one. I got home at 10 pm & made dinner.