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Bail In Pinellas County Payable By Credit Card
By tampabay.com
Published: 09/09/2010

LARGO — For some people, bailing out of the Pinellas County jail is now as simple as whipping out a credit card.

You can use a debit card or credit card to post bail of $750 or less, instead of paying cash or using a bail bond company. It is the first program of its kind in the Tampa Bay area and one of only seven in Florida.

Pinellas Sheriff Jim Coats says it's a convenience with a purpose: to reduce the number of people in jail awaiting trial.

The program emerged from a meeting among the sheriff, county clerk, chief judge, public defender and state attorney.

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