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No, BAIL money is not returned, if you use a BAIL BONDSMAN, If you post the FULL BAIL AMOUNT with the clerk of the jail or court they will refund your money and proceedings are over and the defendant is finally sentenced. Paying a bondsman is usually ten percent of the bail money that the court sets. This is their fee that they charge in the event that you do not have the full amount
of bail that the court sets.
Bail is used to insure that someone will show up to their court hearing. If they show up and are there throughout the trial, at the end, whether they are guilty or innocent, the bail money is returned.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt may depend on whether you personally posted his bail or did you hire a bailbondsman? Either way - it should be returned within a 'reasonable' length of time after the judgment in his case. Your money will be posted with court as long as he is 'free.'
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∙ 13y agoDepends On the Court. Go and Ask
Added: If the surrender ACTUALLY was accomplished as a true exoneration, you should be able to - IF - your bail was supplied privately.
If your bail was supplied by a bailbondsman his money will, of course, be returned to him, and you will still have to pay his fee.
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When can bail be refunded?
Bail can be refunded when that bail has bee posted directly to the court and the and the court has ruled the bail has been exonerated.
What is exonorated bail?
Exonerated bail means that the case has been disposed of and the court will no longer require the surety on the bail bond to produce the defendant for court proceedings.
If a bail bond is exonerated do you get a refund from the bail company where you posted bail with?
Exoneration of a bail bond simply means that the defendant has been adjudicated and the bail liability has been released from the bail bond agent.When a bail bond is posted and a fee is charged by the bail agent that fee is non-refundable no matter if the charges are never filed, the defendant gets parole revoked and put back into custody, or the defendant is adjudicated.
When is bail is exonerated?
Bail can be exonerated by the judge at the very beginning of court proceedings or until the defendant is sentenced. It's at the discretion of the court. Usually bail is exonerated when the defendant is close to a settlement with the prosecutors. Or, when he is no longer a flight risk. As it is to the courts benefit to have Joe Bondsman look for the defendant in case he misses court instead of exonerating the bond and now the police have the sole responsibility to locate the defendant.
You got some bail bond money back does that mean your case has been handled?
I got 500 dolars back on a 2500 dollar bond
Can you get bail money if you have a warrant but haven't been arrested yet?
You can get bail only if you have been arrested and arraigned or the judge who issued the arrest warrant set bail when the warrant was issued (however, arrest is still a prerequisite for making bail).
Do you have to pay bail bond after you are sentenced?
A bail bond is an insurance policy purchased to guarantee the appearance of a defendant in court. Once the defendant has been sentenced, the trial is over and any bail bonds are generally "exonerated" by the court, meaning that the insurance company is no longer responsible for guaranteeing the defendant's appearance. The only reason to get a bail bond after sentencing would be if the case was on appeal, and the defendant was trying to stay out of jail while the appeal is pending. That said, if you still owe the bail bondsman money, by all means YES! You need to pay the bondsman's fee (called the premium).
Can you get your bail money back after jail time served?
The most common way to reinstate a bond is to request your bail agency to re-assume the liability and file a 1305(c)(4) penal code motion. If you complied with all the conditions of your bail agency then they are required by law to reinstate your bond or refund the premiums paid. The bail agency also can't use the excuse that you haven't paid them the premium for not reinstating the bond.
What is safekeeping USM?
Safekeeping means the person has not been granted bail (versus being granted the option of bail but being held because they don't have the money to bail out) USM stands U.S. Marshall.
What happens if you bail someone out of Jail and they are later found guilty?
The bond money is only to ensure that the accused shows up for court. As long as the accused attends all their court appearances, it makes no difference whether they are found guilty or not, the person putting up the bond will have it returned to them. If the services of a bail bondsman are used, the only cost will be the fee for using their services (usually somewhere around 10% of the bail amount). However - if the defendant fails to make a court appearance the bond money is forfeited to the court. Bail is a fee that is paid to the courts to ensure that a person charged with a crime will return to be tried. If the accused does not return for trial, the bail money is forfeited. If the person returns for trial, the bail money is returned. So, it is in the interest of the one paying bail to ensure that the accused returns. That is where bail bonding companies come in. For a fractional amount of the bail, they will pay your bail up front. If you return for trial, all is well (they get their money back and keep your fee). If you don't, they send a bounty hunter to find you and collect the entire amount of the bail (and turn you over to the authorities for skipping bail). But a guilty finding has no effect on the bail payer. Otherwise, bail bonding companies would all go out of business very quickly. The same is true when an individual pays bail. If you pay someone else's bail and they are later found guilty of the crime, that has no effect on the bail payer. If the person returned for trial, the bail money would have been returned to you. If you pay their bail and they skip, you lose the bail money and will have to find the person to get it from them. If they are ultimately found and tried and found guilty, they will be sentenced for their crime (jail, fine, etc.). But the person who posts bail is not affected by the verdict in the criminal case. Paying bail for an ultimately guilty person is not a crime.
What is the role of a bail bond agent?
A bail bond agent is a person or corporation that will act as a surety and pledge for money or property as bail for the appearance of an accused person in court. However, this is a less common type of surety, banks and insurance companies usually play the role of sureties.
Can you get your record expunged if you have been exonerated?
It is difficult to define the questioner's use the term "exonerated." but you can refer to the expungement laws of your state and see if you qualify.
