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it depends if you paid in full bail, or a percentage of the bail. If you go to court and your'e case is dismissed all your bond money will be returned if you paid in full. if you paid through a bondsman he will keep the percentage of the bail. Depending on what your bail is set at depends on what percentage the bondsman keeps. example you bond is $3000 you paid the jail that 3000. you would get that all back. but if you used a bondsman he would keep 300 of that 3000 which equals 10% Hope that helps
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Is bail money returned when the accused turns up for trial?
if you use a bail bondsman no, if you posted the Full bail amount you will get your money back after the defendant is completed with all the court dates and when he is finally sentenced. The bond will be exonerated. no exon, no return of money.
Money forfeited if the accused person fails to appear in court?
Bail.
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 word refers to the money or property an accused person gives to a court to hold as a guarantee that he or she will appear for trial?
Bail.
Is the sum of money used as a security deposit to allow an accused person to remain free remain free until trial?
Known as bail, or a bail bond.
What is the money given to the courts in order to guarantee the accused will show up for the trial?
Bail
This amendment guarantees there will be no excessive bail Bail is the money an accused gives to the court to guarantee that he she will appear for his her trial.?
The Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution.
Do you get your money back if the bail has been exonerated?
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.
What kind of activity is bail bonding?
Bail bonding occurs when a bail bond agent pledges money as bail for an individual who is accused of a crime. While this is a common practice in the United States, it does not occur in most other countries.
What do you mean by the term surety in bail bonds?
In terms of bail bonds, a surety is a third party that pledges or promises money or property as bail (assurance to the court), for the court ordered appearance of an accused person.
Can a person who had a petit larceny charge that was dismissed be a bail bondsman in Oklahoma?
Dismissed WITH or WITHOUT prejudice? On a misdemeanor - IF it was dismissed WITH prejudice - you probably can.
How do you bail and any kind of cases can be bail?
A judge decides first of all whether the accused can be released on bail, and secondly, what the amount of the bail should be. If the judge thinks that there is too much risk that the accused will seek to flee, or may commit additional crimes while out on bail, then the judge can deny bail.
