I Have Just Been Arrested For A DUI What Happens In First 24 Hours?

I Have Just Been Arrested For A DUI What Happens In First 24 Hours?

Closest Precinct


In the first 24 hours, you are going to be taken to the local arresting agency and booked in there. Most likely you’ll be taken directly to a detention facility where they will do the booking. In the event, you were taken to a local agencies station, you will then be transferred to another jail or detention center in Mississippi. In which case you will be searched, they will take pretty much everything that you have. They issue you standard jail clothes, and you will wait to get a bond.

Bondsman


In most cases, a bond is set and you either manage to contact a bondsman or someone, you know who contacts a bondsman and the bondsman will come and post the bond to get you out of jail if your friends or family don’t have the money to, to cover the bond. And then once you are released from jail, you will be given a several pieces of paper and included in there will be your court date that says you need to appear for court for hugely your initial appearance. And that’s generally what is covered in the first 24 hours. If someone is really unfortunate and arrested right before a holiday, they may spend a little bit more time waiting on a bond