Bail is an amount of money provided by the defendant to allow them to be released from jail until their trial date. It is set on a formulation of a few factors, such as the nature of the charge, the probability of committing additional crimes, criminal history, the likelihood to appear in court, etc. When the charges are minor in offense, the bail will correlate and be fairly small - maybe a few hundred dollars. Though if it is a major offense, the bail posted will reflect a higher amount.