The bail bond company (bail bondsman) will have to pay the amount of the bond. Bail bond companies don't actually post the full amount of the bond with the court officials. Instead, they agree to pay the bond amount if the defendant "jumps" bond and does not appear for trial or other court hearings. Once the defendant is returned to the jurisdiction of the court, some or all of the money is refunded to the bail bond company. In some jurisdictions, the bail bond company is given a reasonable amount of time to apprehend the defendant before being required to pay the bond amount.
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In Texas, If a bondsman has reason to suspect that the defendant is not following conditions of bond, he will often file an affidavit to go off the bond, thereby resulting in a warrant for the defendant's arrest, and reduced liability on the part of the bondsman.
I believe bond works differently in other states, however, because in other states bondsmen are known to actually facilitate arrests of their clients in order to get their money back.
Regardless, however, if a felony defendant leaves the state and fails to report as required, it WILL result in a warrant, and once that individual is arrested in the other state, he/she will likely be returned to the state that issued the warrant.
That means he has pulled his coverage of your bail. If you don't come up with the bail money or a new bailbondsman you will be remanded to jail to await trial.
A bail bondsman can off a bond by demsonstrating to the court that the defendant has become a flight risk.
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No. When posting bail (bond) you pay a bondsman an amount negotiated usually 10% of the total bail amount. Example $50,000 bail, you pay the bondsman $5,000 then put up co-lateral worth $50,000 and the bondsman is the one to pay the State/Court the balance. If the person on bail forfeits (skips out) on the bail then the collateral becomes property of the bondsman. The original $5,000 is how the bondsman earns his living.
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The first thing to do is contact a bail bondsman to find out the amount that is needed for bail. Once done, you must pay that amount to the bondsman and the bondsman will go to jail, pay the amount and that person will be released.
Yes, in fact the court expects the bail bondsman do just that.
In order to become a bail bondsman you need to receive your bail bondsman license and take certain exams and need to be approved by the insurance department to be a recognized bail bondsman.
The bailbondsman is going to send a skiptracer/bounty hunter after him and return by whatever means. Believe me, the bailbondsman does not intend to lose his bail money to che court without a strong effort to get hm back. As for you - if you paid the bondsman's customary fee - you can kiss it goodbye - you won't get it back.
my bail go revoked and I hit the bail bondsman's car in the process
Yes, a bail bondsman can travel to other states to apprehend fugitives. The courts, in fact, expect a bail bondsman to do exactly that when necessary.
The term 'bondsman' means someone who acts in a capacity to guarantee the funding for a person's bail within a court of law. This makes the bondsman summarily become responsible for the person's debts.
Only residents of Indiana can be legally licensed as a bail bondsman.
Bail bondsman are regulated by each state. In most states the minimum age to become a licensed bail bondsman is 18.