Every jurisdiction has its own average time but it works like this. Let's say a provider is arrested, she is taken to the city jail and held until a magistrate arrives and then there is a bail hearing or the bail is already listed on the "ticket" and if that is the case she/he can post it. Now if the magistrate fixes the bail, then the defendant either posts the bail or calls a bail bondsman to do so. Once the bail is posted, the defendant can leave jail or holding, there might be a time delay for the paperwork but should not be more that a few hours. Now here is the problem, a lot depends on the time of day the arrest took place and the day or night of the week. For example, if it is late at night the magistrate will not be available so defendant will have to wait till he/she arrives,  usually 12 to 20 hours. If however the arrest is on a friday in a small town or a Saturday night in a big city, the magistrate may not work the weekend or sunday and thus there may be as much as a 48 hour wait. Do not get arrested  on a friday night over a federal holiday weekend such as a 4th of Jly weekend as the wait may be more than 72 hours. Does that help?  -Oh yes, to "teach" a provider the police may go real slow, especially if she/he has not been cooperative. Life is often a game p;ayed with assholes.