cash does not mean CASH

first day cash training on the job. Little point of advice to people posting bail. 'cash deposit' does not always mean you have to give us paper. Seriously, when the judges/justices put that on the bail order they are not looking to make people targets for muggers by making them walk down the street with thousands of dollars worth of bills in their pockets. You can pay by credit card (visa or mastercard) or debit. We love plastic. Also, not only does paying by plastic (debit or credit card) make it easier on the person behind the screen BUT it speeds up your process. A card swipe and verification takes seconds and while counting out $200 in cash is not that long when it comes to $2,000.00 bail that takes serious time to count out the twenties, run each one under the counterfeit checker and then put it in the drawer. Cause if you are posting bail and are annoyed at the 30 minutes you have to sit in the chair waiting for the paperwork to be processed, why add a few extra minutes on top by making them count the cash?

Yes, I took a bit of cash bail today....yes, I found it strange to count out the money when if they have the cash they probably took it out of the bank so they should have a debit card.