Pre-Trial

GPS Tracking systems or Alcohol Monitoring systems are a sensible alternatives to pre-trial incarceration and can either provide an alternate condition or a complement to the bail bonds.  Used in conjunction with a reduced bond or an OR bond, clients who cannot afford a 10% cash bond or the 10% fee charged by a bondsman for a high bail amount, often can afford to make weekly payments for electronic monitoring.  By avoiding extended incarceration while awaiting trial, defendants are able to maintain their employment, support their families, make their required support payments and participate in their own defense.

Alcohol Monitoring is especially valuable for defendants who have been charged with a second or subsequent DUI.  By prohibiting consumption of alcohol as a condition of bond, judges can sleep a little easier at night knowing that a violation of this prohibition will be caught and bond can easily be revoked.