Bail money is used to make sure someone shows up to court. If they show up their money is given back. If someone uses a bail bondsman they charge a percentage for covering the bond and they don't get any of the money back.
You can get a bail bondsman to work with you if you don't have all the money needed by offering up collateral. Collateral such as a home or car can be used to make up the difference of the bond in most cases.
Bail.
Bail bondsmen make money by charging a non-refundable fee, typically around 10 of the total bail amount, to post bail for individuals who cannot afford to pay the full bail themselves.
You lose your money.
Yes, if bail is revoked, the person who posted bail may lose their money. Typically, when bail is set, the amount is held as a guarantee that the defendant will appear for their court dates. If the defendant fails to comply with the conditions of their bail, the court may forfeit the bail amount.
When someone is arrested, bail money can be paid in cash, through a bail bond company, or by using property as collateral. Bail is a set amount of money that allows the arrested person to be released from jail until their court date.
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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.
Bail money can come from the the private funds of the individual who is charged, or his family. Also, there are businesses called "Bail Bondsmen" who will, for a fee, loan bail money to the defendant. Their business is to make a return on this investment by charging a fee or interest on the bail amount that is put at risk. (i.e.- for putting up a bail of $1,000. they may charge a $100. fee) If the defendant "skips" and fails to appear in court, the bail bondsman is then out the entire $1,100. Sometimes they can have large amounts of money at risk and this does not make bail bondsmen happy. They will sometimes hire people to locate and return the missing defendant so that they can recovere their money.
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.
When he was out on bail, he helped his father to lift a heavy bale of hay.