Starting June 9th, people age 18, 19, and 20, will no longer be able to purchase tobacco products in California. Currently, you have to be at least 18 years old to buy cigarettes, but this is a move towards lowering teen smoking, an act which we are all aware has serious health risks. The Institute […]
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Applying for a bail bond is a quick and simple process, but there is no room for error. A bail bond can just as easily be revoked as it is granted, and obviously, no one wants that. Here are 3 important tips to follow when getting a bail bond: Hire a bail bond agent and […]
If you really want to wow and surprise someone who is important to you for their birthday, and if you are financially stable enough to do so, you should give them the ultimate gift of a unified family. How do you do that? Bail the “troublemaker” of the family out of jail! The birthday is […]
You know that with Contra Costa County Bail Bonds, you will not be facing this bail situation alone. You will have a professional and licensed bail agent with you for every step of the way, so you know exactly what is going on. Nonetheless, it is good to do independent research on the industry to […]
If How To Get Away With Murder is one of your favorite shows at the moment, then How To Get Away With Jail will be your new favorite lesson. To get away with jail, you will need to bail out. That is, if you have been granted bail. And assuming this is the case, you […]
It is no secret that cigarette smoking is increasing among teens; not everyone obeys age limit laws. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration are constantly implementing new rules for smokers and the most recent ones focus on manufacturing, labeling and marketing, and not selling to those who are 20 or younger. The new rules apply […]
Grey’s Anatomy recently aired an episode where a young boy accidentally shot his friend because the two found a gun in the home; the gun belonged to one of the parents. No one ever intended any harm, but the gun was poorly stored at home. This episode prompted us to highlight California’s gun storage laws, […]
Because driving while intoxicated is all too common, never a non-issue, and always important to address, the police will set up DUI checkpoints every now and then at various streets throughout the city. When a long holiday weekend comes around where there will be more alcohol consumption than usual throughout the day, there will be […]
The ever-popular Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) music festival is here once again, it will be held in Las Vegas. The event draws hundreds of thousands of attendees each year. It has been held in Las Vegas over the past few years after moving from Los Angeles; the last time it was held in Los Angeles, […]
Memorial Weekend is around the corner, and in order to allow yourself to stay out as long as you wish, and drink as much as you want, while remaining safe of course, we want you to arrange your transportation to and from your shindig ahead of time. You have plenty of options: Lyft, Uber, taxi, […]
Memorial Day is a day when we honor and remember those who have died while serving our country. Here in Southern California, Memorial Day is more popular for bringing a three-day weekend for many students and professionals, and because it is nice and sunny out by this time of year. Memorial Day Weekend becomes a […]
As cliché as this is going to sound, this is life and in life, things do not always go the right way. We run into obstacles that we must work through, whether we like it or not. We lose friends, but we make new ones all the time. We may not get that job, house, […]
Detention and arrest are similar, yet drastically different situations. Detention does not mean the kind of detention you received when you were in high school. This detention is when a police officer briefly holds and questions somebody. Think of a cop stopping you for a short period of time at a checkpoint so you can […]
Even after all the fires and bursts, hoverboards still seem to be one of the trendiest toys. However, you will probably see less children with them than you did this time last year because, starting January 1, 2016, only people 16 years or older can ride one. Other laws have been introduced in addition to […]
At Contra Costa County Bail Bonds, trust us when we say that dealing with a loved one’s arrest is no easy feat. You can be the richest, smartest person in the world, and yet still have an internal struggle with such an issue. If you think it is hard for you to deal with, think […]
Bail bonds are all too often associated with negative thoughts and energy. Considering it is a bond that gets a person out of jail, that is not surprising. At Berkeley Bail Bond Store, we like to view our bail bonds and services with positive energy. We like to think of this as a means of […]
Your most expensive valuables may not be your car, home, fine China, or jewelry. Your most expensive valuables might actually be some items you use every day, such as your laptop and phone. They may have cost you a few hundred or couple thousand dollars, but it is very likely worth millions of dollars now, […]
Summer is nearing and for college students, this is the best time of the year. No more lectures, no more all-nighters studying, and no more teachers. It is going to be all parties during the vacation. However, the fun has to have some boundaries, and the biggest boundary that we are talking about is the […]
If your best friend is struggling to post bail while in jail and you cannot help out, maybe the best person to lend a helping hand is his or her mom and dad. The problem is, your friend does not want them to find out that he or she has been arrested. However, maybe “tattling” […]
It is not often a judge will lower a bail amount after it has been formally announced, but every now and then it does happen. It happened recently for an Orange County, CA man: Henry Rodriguez. Rodriguez was arrested in 1998 for double murder and his bail was set at $1 million. Today, he is […]