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Bail is not a bribe to let you go free. It's money that you are putting up as security to promise that you will come back for trial when it's time. When you come back, you get your bail money back.

In some cases, the amount of the bail is much higher than most people would have conveniently lying around. In that case you would contact a bail bondsman, who (for a fee, which is non-refundable) will issue a bond in your name to the court. If you fail to appear for trial, then the bond is forfeited (and the bondsman will have you hunted down ... they'd rather pay a bounty hunter $5000 to track you down than pay the court $50000 if you don't appear.

If you're talking about the second case (even though what you've paid isn't technically 'bail'), then yes, if you're arrested again the first bond won't cover a second release and you've effectively just lost it. The court may release you on your own recognizance (figuring that they've already got a bond on you to ensure that you come back), or they may require a new bond.

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