About O'Malley Bail Bonds

My name is Michael O'Malley. I've been a licensed bail bond agent since 2011, and I run O'Malley Bail Bonds from our office at 506 N Armenia Ave in Tampa. The agency's legal name is A-O'Malley Bail Bonds Inc., which holds Florida bail bond agency license #B000227 (opens in new tab).

Most people who call a bail bondsman are already under a lot of stress. Someone they care about has been arrested, they don't know what happens next, and they want straight answers. That's how I run this office: what the bond will cost, what paperwork is needed, and what's expected after release, in plain English. No lectures and no runaround.

Where we work

Most of the bonds we write are for arrests in Tampa and the rest of Hillsborough County, from Brandon and Riverview out to Plant City. We also work regularly in Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, and Polk counties, which takes in St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Wesley Chapel and New Port Richey, Brooksville, and Lakeland. Bonds elsewhere in Florida depend on the circumstances. If you're not sure whether we can handle a particular jail or county, call and ask.

Available around the clock

Arrests don't happen on a schedule, so the phone is answered at every hour. Call 813-725-4007 at 3 p.m. or 3 a.m. and you reach someone who can start working out where the person is being held, whether bond has been set, and what's needed to get them released.

How we work

I treat people the way I'd want to be treated in their position. An arrest doesn't define a person. Some people made a mistake, some dispute what they're accused of, and some are in a situation they never saw coming. My job isn't to judge any of that. It's to handle the bond.

Most people who call have never dealt with bail before, and I don't expect anyone to know the terms. We'll explain the premium, what an indemnitor is signing up for, collateral when it applies, and what the defendant has to do while out on bond. If you'd like to read up first, the Bail Bond Resources section covers the process, and this article covers what information helps.

After the bond is posted

Posting the bond isn't the end of it. Clients call with questions about court dates, paperwork, and what they need to do next, and we help where we can, ideally before a small problem becomes a bigger one. More than once I've driven a client to court myself when they had no other way to get there. That isn't a service we offer, but when someone is making an honest effort to do the right thing, I'll go a little further when I reasonably can.

Your information stays with us

Arranging a bond means talking about personal things: family, work, money, addresses, and the arrest itself. We treat all of it with discretion. There are times the law, a court, the surety company, or the bond agreement requires us to share information. Outside of those obligations, your situation is nobody else's business.

Bail bondsmen, not lawyers

O'Malley Bail Bonds is not a law firm, and I'm not your attorney. I can explain the bond, the responsibilities that come with it, and what our agreement requires. Questions about charges, pleas, evidence, or legal strategy belong with a licensed attorney.