What Happens After I Am Arrested?

In most instances, when you are arrested, you are typically brought to the local county jail for processing. This entails providing your biographical and personal information, which the police use to determine if you have any open warrants and/or criminal history.

If you are being arrested for a misdemeanor, the officer in some cases can decide not to book you in the county jail and provide you with what is called a notice to appear. If you have ever heard the term “written arrest”, this is what a notice to appear is; it is a summons or requirement that you appear before a judge on a specific date and time.  If this happens, call My DUI Guy, a Division of Ancient City Law immediately.                                                                             

If you are booked in the jail for a felony, you will be processed and depending on the charges, you will either have a schedule bond that you or a bondsman can pay OR you may have to physically see a judge the following morning. Cases like domestic battery require that you see a judge, even if they are misdemeanors.