Nobody has to drive in to sign.

Send the packet from the office, the jail car park or your kitchen table. The indemnitor signs on the phone they already have, and the signed PDF is on the case file before you have left the lot.

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Captira eSign showing a drawn signature, an audit trail and defendant and indemnitor signatures

What changes

The signature stops being the hold-up.

No office visit

The indemnitor does not have to leave work, find a lift or wait until Monday to come in and sign.

They sign where they are

No printer, no scanner

No printing the packet, no scanning it back, no emailing PDFs around and hoping the right version comes back.

Nothing to install

No lost paperwork

The signed copy files itself against the bond. It cannot end up in someone's inbox or on the wrong desk.

Straight onto the case file

Everything on the bond, not just the agreement.

Send one document or the whole packet. If you can put it in front of someone, you can send it for signature.

Indemnitor agreements Applications Premium payment agreements Surety forms Saved form packets Your own custom forms

It holds up when it matters.

A signature is only worth anything if it stands when someone questions it. Every document signed through Captira comes back legally binding, with a timestamped, tamper-evident audit trail attached, so the file is court-ready without anyone rebuilding it after the fact.

BINDING

A real signature

Legally binding, the same standing as ink under the federal ESIGN Act and the UETA.

EVIDENCED

Timestamped and tamper-evident

Sent, opened, partially completed and signed, each with a time against it.

COURT-READY

Filed, not re-keyed

The signed PDF sits on the bond exactly as it was signed. Nobody retypes it.

Some sureties and states have their own rules for bail paperwork. Confirm with your surety before switching.

Common questions

What agents ask about eSign.

Are electronic signatures valid for bail bonds?

In general, yes. The federal ESIGN Act (2000) and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, adopted in most states, give electronic signatures the same legal standing as ink signatures. Some sureties and states have their own rules for bail paperwork, so confirm with your surety before switching.

Can indemnitors and defendants sign on their phone?

Yes. They get a link by text or email and sign in their phone's browser, with nothing to install. They can also sign in your office on a tablet or by scanning a QR code.

What documents can I send for e-signature?

Surety forms, your own custom forms, saved form packets, or any one-off document. Indemnitor agreements, applications and premium payment agreements all go through the same signing step.

Where do signed documents go?

The signed, timestamped PDF is saved to the case file automatically. The status shows when each document was sent, opened, partially completed and signed, so you can see where a bond stands without calling anyone.

Is there a limit on how many documents I can send?

No. Captira eSign has no document limit and no per-document charge, so sending your hundredth agreement costs the same as your first. By comparison, eBail includes 10 eSign contracts a month and then charges $0.60 to $0.75 per document, depending on plan. See the full comparison.

Do I still need DocuSign or another e-signature tool?

No. eSign is built into Captira, so there is no separate signing subscription and no per-envelope fee. No DocuSign or PandaDoc account is needed.

Is Captira eSign really free?

Yes. eSign is included in Captira with no per-document fee and no limit on how many documents you send. Signing costs you nothing on top of your Captira subscription.

Already on Captira? Log in, go to Services, then All Services, and click Get Started on eSign. It is included in your subscription.

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