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Getting bail after being arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in Colorado or elsewhere can be contentious, depending on several factors. In some cases, the person may be released without delay after a quick look at a bail schedule. In other cases, the police may check a person's record and, if they discover a repeat offender, the bail amount may increase significantly, or the person may be denied bail altogether. The goal of keeping imp...

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Ralphie the Buffalo has been arrested and needs to get bailed out of jail

When someone is arrested in Boulder County, the first priority is figuring out where the person is actually being held, what type of bond has been set, and who is in a position to move the release forward immediately. That sounds simple, but in practice Boulder County cases often move through more than one agency. A person may first have contact with the Boulder Police Department, be cited or booked on a city matter, and then either be rele...

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Can Bail Affect My Credit History?

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TL;DR

  • Bail itself does not affect your credit score.
  • Courts do not report arrests, charges, or bail payments to credit bureaus.
  • Your credit can be impacted by how you pay for bail.
  • Financing a bail bond fee creates a loan that can hurt your score if you miss payments.
  • Using a credit card for bail can increase your balance and lower your score if not paid responsibly.
  • Pro...

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Is Bail Tax Deductible?

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Getting arrested in Jefferson County or Denver County is stressfuil enough without having to worry about whether it will somehow impact your taxes. But if you've paid a lot of money to get out of jail, or to help someone else get out of jail, it does raise an intriguing question: Can you claim that expense as a deduction on your taxes?

In this guide, the team at Tayler Made Bail Bonds takes a close look at the question of whether money paid o...

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Tracking an Arrested Person in Colorado

If a loved one is arrested in Denver County, it can cause feelings of confusion. You have a lot of questions and you want answers. This is especially true if they are asking you to get involved in some way, such as by contacting a bail bond agent or co-signing a bail bond. Or both. Even if the person is not related, you may want to track their case to collect case details for an attorney or as a matter of public interest. So how do you do that?...

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Bail is a financial guarantee that the accused will live up to their obligation to appear in court to face the charges against them once they are released from custody. Of course, in order to fulfill their obligation to appear in court, the person granted bail must be alive when the court date rolls around. But what if they die after being granted bail but before their scheduled court date? In this post, the bail bond agents at Tayler Made look i...

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Most people are under the impression that once someone's bail is revoked that is the end of the story. All that's left is to catch them and return them to jail in Denver County or wherever to await their day in court. In reality, however, some states, including Colorado, offer what is called "bail reinstatement". In this post, we'll answer the question "what is bail reinstatement" and explain how it works.

Bail Reinstatement in Summary

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Recent Articles

Thursday, April 02, 2026 Mike Tayler
Anytime you bail out a friend or loved one you’re taking a chance. If the accused heads for the hills after being released and is never heard from again you are going to lose and lose big. If you paid cash instead of using a bondsman that cash will be forfeited. If you posted a property bond the court may foreclose on your house and sell it to get the bail amount, and if you enlisted the help of a bail bonds agent they are going to come knockin...
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Updated on May 7th 2025 When a person has been arrested there’s a lot going through their mind and it can sometimes be difficult to take a step back, take a breath and make sound decisions. One mistake a lot of people who have been arrested in Denver County, Golden, and elsewhere in Colorado make is deciding to act as their own bail bond agent by paying their own bail. Certainly, if they have the means it’s entirely legal for them to do...
Thursday, April 02, 2026
Although those in favor of eliminating the centuries-old bail bonds system suffered a much deserved setback last year in the Colorado state senate, that hasn’t stopped them from trying to saddle taxpayers with their backward, short-sighted ideas. In fact, as you read this lobbyists are working the corridors of power in Denver trying to get legislators behind new efforts to eliminate cash bail. In its stead they propose using a deeply flawed comp...

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