GTA Online‘s Bottom Dollar Bounties update has added the bail office, a purchasable business that allows you to imprison criminals for profit.
Owning a bail office allows you to hunt down four rotating criminals for some quick cash and partake in police dispatch missions for a legitimate source of income. This bail office is unlocked similarly to other businesses in GTA Online, although some prerequisites must be met before it can be purchased.
Here is everything you need to know about purchasing the bail office.
How to unlock the bail office in GTA Online
When you log into GTA Online, you’ll receive a call from Maude, a monotone associate looking to open a new bail office. After explaining that her daughter is looking to help run an offshoot station with the help of your character, bail offices will be available to purchase on the Maze Bank Foreclosures website.
If you do not immediately receive Maude’s call when you log into GTA Online you may need to travel around for a short amount of time, or listen to calls from other associates soliciting your help. Remember that you cannot purchase a bail office until you talk with Maude on the phone.
How to purchase a bail office
Once you have opened Maze Bank Foreclosures on your phone, you can sort the map to view only bail offices and pick the most convenient location. There are a total of five bail offices you can purchase across Los Santos, each with varying price tags.
| Bail Office Location | Price |
| Paleto Bay | $1,650,000 |
| Davis | $2,000,000 |
| Del Perro | $2,350,000 |
| Mission Row | $2,390,000 |
| Downtown Vinewood | $2,620,000 |
While the Paleto Bay office is the cheapest choice, its location at the very top of the map makes it incredibly time-consuming and inconvenient to complete bounties. We recommend only purchasing a bail office if you can afford one of the four locations in Los Santos.
After buying a location, you can visit the office to speak with Maude’s daughter, who teaches you the ins and outs of the operation. If you ever want to move your office, you can do so in the Maze Bank Foreclosures app, but you’ll still have to pay the location’s full price.
On top of purchasing the business outright, you can also buy multiple upgrades and customization options that improve how the bail office runs.
| Upgrades and Customizations | Price |
| Style | Penal Vintage – Free Criminal Patterns – $125,000 Courtroom Teak – $145,000 |
| Agents | One Agent – $750,000 Two Agents – $1,500,000 for both |
| Personal Quarters | $295,000 |
| Gun Locker | $175,000 |
| Armor Plating | $125,000 |
Purchasing two agents who work in the bail office should be the upgrade you prioritize first, as they will generate $9,600 every 48 minutes, or a single day in-game. This money will be stored in the office’s safe, so remember to collect it periodically for some extra passive income.
The armor plating is another great upgrade to purchase, as it outfits the office’s van with some metal plating, protecting you from bullets while on the job. Finally, the personal quarters upgrade allows you to set the bail office as your spawn location if you want to quickly traverse the map.
