Need a bail bondsman in Arapahoe County? Alec Spensieri posts bonds at the Arapahoe County jail and for the courts in Littleton 24 hours a day, at the lowest price guaranteed in Colorado: as low as 4% total, with payment plans from 1% down and the whole process available online.
Metro jails move fast and so do we. Most metro bonds are posted within a few hours of the call.
Alec Spensieri is a Colorado professional cash bail agent, license #735171. He is self-insured, with over 10 years of experience and thousands of Colorado families helped.
Tell us the name, the jail and the bond amount if you have it. If you don't, we'll look it up. Nights, weekends and holidays included.
Get your rate and payment plan, then sign the paperwork from your phone. No office visit and no driving to the jail required.
We post the bond with the jail right away and keep you updated until they walk out the door.
I got into bail because the old way was never built for working families. I want to help the masses: a fair price, a real payment plan, and a person who picks up the phone at 3 a.m. Nobody should sit in jail because bail was priced for somebody else.— Alec Spensieri, Professional Cash Bail Agent, License #735171
An arrest in Arapahoe County usually comes without warning, and most families have never had to post bail before. This page explains, step by step, how bail works here and how to keep the cost down.
After an arrest, the person is transported to the Arapahoe County County jail in Littleton and booked. Booking includes fingerprinting, photographs, a records check and an inventory of property, and it can take anywhere from one to several hours depending on how busy the facility is. Nobody can be bonded out until booking is finished and a bond amount exists, so the smartest thing a family can do during this window is call us. We can start the application, verify who is holding your loved one and have paperwork ready the moment a bond is set.
For many common charges, Arapahoe County uses a bond schedule, which means a dollar amount is assigned at booking and the person can be released right away once that bond is posted. For more serious charges, or when a judge wants to review the case, bond is set at a first appearance in the Arapahoe County County Court and District Court in Littleton. Colorado law requires that first appearance promptly, generally within 48 hours, and the judge can set a personal recognizance bond, a cash bond, a surety bond or a combination, along with conditions such as no-contact orders or monitoring.
This is where a bail bondsman comes in. Instead of the family paying the full $7,500 or more to the court, Alec posts the bond with the jail on your behalf. You pay a premium: as low as 4% of the bond when paid in full on larger qualified bonds, or a payment plan from 1% down with monthly payments of 1% of the bond. Because Alec is a professional cash bail agent and self-insured, there is no surety company to approve the bond first, which is one reason our bonds get posted quickly, day or night.
Once the bond is accepted, the jail processes the release. In Arapahoe County this usually takes one to four hours after posting, longer during shift changes or busy weekend nights. We stay in touch with you until your loved one walks out and we make sure they know their first court date before they go home.
Colorado bail has traditionally meant 10% to 15% of the bond, all of it up front. Our pricing has two parts: a paid-in-full rate that falls as the bond gets larger, and payment plans built around one simple rule: every monthly payment is 1% of the bond.
If you can pay the premium at the time the bond is written, you get our cash rate. For highly qualified files (one strong co-signer who is a homeowner with pledged property) the rate runs from 9% on bonds up to $3,000 down to 4% on bonds over $40,000. Our standard qualified rate runs from 10% on small bonds to 6% on bonds over $50,000. Every rate is applied once to the whole bond amount, with no minimum premium and no added fees.
| Bond amount | Best qualified rate | Standard qualified rate |
|---|---|---|
| Up to $3,000 | 9% | 10% |
| $3,001 – $7,500 | 8% | 9% – 10% |
| $7,501 – $15,000 | 7% | 8% |
| $15,001 – $25,000 | 6% | 8% |
| $25,001 – $40,000 | 5% | 7% |
| $40,001 – $100,000 | 4% | 6% – 7% |
Take a $7,500 bond set at the Arapahoe County County Court and District Court in Littleton. At the traditional 10% premium a family would owe $750 up front. Our best qualified cash rate on that bond is 8%, or $600, and the standard qualified rate is 8%, or $600.
If paying in full tonight is not realistic, our payment plans start at just 1% of the bond down for qualified families, and every monthly payment is 1% of the bond. Payment plans are available on bonds of $2,999 and up. Every bond we write, cash or financed, requires approved co-signers including a homeowner who pledges property.
On that same $7,500 bond in Arapahoe County, 1% down means $75 to get your loved one released today, then 14 monthly payments of $75, for a total premium of $1,125. Putting more money down lowers the total premium on the back end, so if the household can manage a larger down payment, tell us and we will quote it.
Three things keep our prices low. First, Alec is self-insured: as a professional cash bail agent he backs his own bonds, so no insurance company takes a cut of every premium. Second, our bonds are 100% online, which keeps overhead down. Third, we believe bail should be affordable for the masses, not only for families who can write a large check on a moment's notice. The premium is non-refundable, as it is with every bail agent, but there are no hidden fees and no surprises: before you sign, you see the rate, the dollar premium, the down payment, the monthly amount, the number of payments and the final payment in writing.
Every quote is guaranteed to be the lowest: if a licensed Colorado bail agent gives you a lower written rate on a comparable bond in Arapahoe County, we will beat it.
Driving to Littleton in the middle of the night should not be part of getting someone out of jail. Our entire process can be completed from a phone. You send a photo of your ID, complete the application, review the agreement and sign electronically. Payment, including the down payment on a plan, is handled through a secure online link. Alec then posts the bond with the Arapahoe County County jail in Littleton directly, and you receive text updates as the release moves forward.
Online does not mean impersonal. You will talk to Alec himself, not a call center, and if you would rather meet in person in Littleton or anywhere else in the region, we will arrange it. The point of going online is to remove every unnecessary delay between the moment you call and the moment your loved one is released.
Our bail bonds outreach program exists because the hours after a booking are confusing and frightening. When we learn that someone has been taken into custody in Arapahoe County, we reach out to the family, explain what the charge and bond amount mean in plain language, and walk through every option, including whether a personal recognizance bond or a public defender's motion might make a bail bond unnecessary. We would rather tell a family they do not need us than sell a bond that was never required.
The program also connects families with local resources in and around Littleton: legal aid, treatment programs, transportation to court and employer letters when a release needs to happen before a shift.
A bail bond is a promise that the defendant will appear at every hearing in the Arapahoe County County Court and District Court in Littleton until the case is resolved. Keeping that promise is simple but it has to be taken seriously. Before leaving the jail, your loved one will receive a notice with the first court date. Write it down, put it in a phone calendar and tell us if anything changes, such as a new address or phone number. We send reminders before every date so no one is caught off guard.
Judges in Arapahoe County often attach conditions to a bond: no contact with a protected party, no alcohol or drugs, surrendering firearms, pretrial check-ins or electronic monitoring. Violating a condition can lead to a new arrest and a higher bond, so ask us or the attorney if anything is unclear. If a court date is missed, the court can issue a warrant and begin forfeiture of the bond. Call us immediately if that happens. In most cases, when we act fast, the defendant can be brought back before the judge and the bond reinstated without the family losing anything.
When the case ends, whether by dismissal, plea or trial, the bond is exonerated and our obligation to the court ends. The pledged property is released once the agreement is paid in full.
Every county is a little different, and Arapahoe County is no exception. Metro jails move fast and so do we. Most metro bonds are posted within a few hours of the call. We know the booking rhythms at the Arapahoe County County jail in Littleton, when the court in Littleton holds advisements, and how long releases typically take, which means we can give you a realistic timeline instead of a guess.
Alec Spensieri is a Colorado licensed bail bonding agent, license number 735171, and a professional cash bail agent, which means he is self-insured rather than writing bonds through an insurance company. Over more than ten years he has helped thousands of Colorado families, from first-time misdemeanor arrests to serious felony bonds, and he answers his own phone at any hour. Call or text 720-776-4444 and you will speak to the person who posts the bond.
Bail bonds for arrests by every law enforcement agency in Arapahoe County, including county sheriff, municipal police and state patrol, with bonds posted at the Arapahoe County County jail in Littleton.
We begin the moment you call. Paperwork is usually complete within 30 minutes, and the bond is posted with the Arapahoe County County jail in Littleton as soon as booking is finished and a bond amount is set. Release times after posting are controlled by the jail and typically run one to four hours.
4% is our best paid-in-full rate, available on bonds over $40,000 for highly qualified files with one strong co-signer who is a homeowner with pledged property. Paid-in-full rates run from 4% to 10% depending on the bond amount and qualification. Payment plans start at 1% down, and more money down means less premium on the back end. There are no added fees, every quote is in writing before you sign, and if you find a lower written quote from a licensed Colorado agent for a comparable bond, we will beat it.
A bond of at least $2,999, a valid ID, approved co-signers with steady, documented income, including a homeowner who pledges property, and the 1% down payment. Every monthly payment is 1% of the bond, and the total premium, down payment, monthly amount, number of payments and final payment are all written into the agreement before you sign.
No. Every step of the bond can be completed online from anywhere, and the bond is posted electronically or in person by Alec. If you prefer to meet, we are happy to.
Call us right away. A missed date can result in a warrant and bond forfeiture, but acting quickly usually lets us get the defendant back in front of the judge in the Arapahoe County County Court and District Court in Littleton and the bond reinstated.
The premium is the fee for the service and is non-refundable, as with every bail agent in Colorado. Any collateral you pledged is returned once the bond is exonerated and the agreement is paid in full.
Local guides for the jail where bonds are posted, the courts that set them, and every city and town we serve in Arapahoe County.