Ed. Note: The following content was provided by All American Bail Bonds who is a client of KHTS AM-1220.

Joint and several liability is often used in bail bonds and is an important aspect of the bail bonds business.

Joint and several liability is a designation of liability by which members of a group are either individually or mutually responsible to a party in whose favor a judgement has been awarded, according to the California Bail Education textbook.

“It’s a form of liability that gives bail bonds business agents the ability to collect the debt from their client,” said Inessa Chavez, vice president of All American Bail Bonds in Santa Clarita.

Defendants in a civil suit can be held jointly and severally liable only if their acts brought harm to the plaintiff, according to the textbook.

“In this case, the bail bonds business, like All American Bail Bonds in Santa Clarita would be harmed with a loss of funds,” Chavez said. “This law is really helpful to our business.”

Some states do not follow the joint and several liability law, according to the textbook. In some jurisdictions, which are called Negligence jurisdictions, liability is prorated according to the percentage of the total damages.

“We’re lucky to live in a state that supports this law,” Chavez said. “As a business, we feel supported.”

For more information about the joint and several liability law, visit the website.

For more information about All American Bail Bonds in Santa Clarita, visit the website.

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