american bail bond co. rip-off deceptive company gary Indiana
I was in jail for driving while suspended my bond was set at $500 and she told my wife that she could not bond me out by herself she had to use her(Marsha Ostrowski)to pay the $500 bond to get me out of jail. my could have paid the court clerk and got all the money back minus court cost!
darren
gary, Indiana
U.S.A.
5 Updates & Rebuttals
Mike
Radford,Virginia,
U.S.A.
Bail bonds are for people who can't pay the full bail amount.
#6Consumer Suggestion
Sat, September 25, 2004
For example if the bail is $5000, you might pay a bond company $500 and then they give the court $5000. No matter what happens next, your $500 is gone. It's the company's fee. When you appear at trial, the company gets the $5000 back. If you don't appear, then the fun begins. Using a quasi-legal "bounty hunting" process, the bondsman will try and find the fugitive and bring them in to get the $5000 back.
If you or someone you know can produce the full bail amount, there's no need to involve a bonding company. Give the money directly to the court.
Mike
Radford,Virginia,
U.S.A.
Bail bonds are for people who can't pay the full bail amount.
#6Consumer Suggestion
Sat, September 25, 2004
For example if the bail is $5000, you might pay a bond company $500 and then they give the court $5000. No matter what happens next, your $500 is gone. It's the company's fee. When you appear at trial, the company gets the $5000 back. If you don't appear, then the fun begins. Using a quasi-legal "bounty hunting" process, the bondsman will try and find the fugitive and bring them in to get the $5000 back.
If you or someone you know can produce the full bail amount, there's no need to involve a bonding company. Give the money directly to the court.
Mike
Radford,Virginia,
U.S.A.
Bail bonds are for people who can't pay the full bail amount.
#6Consumer Suggestion
Sat, September 25, 2004
For example if the bail is $5000, you might pay a bond company $500 and then they give the court $5000. No matter what happens next, your $500 is gone. It's the company's fee. When you appear at trial, the company gets the $5000 back. If you don't appear, then the fun begins. Using a quasi-legal "bounty hunting" process, the bondsman will try and find the fugitive and bring them in to get the $5000 back.
If you or someone you know can produce the full bail amount, there's no need to involve a bonding company. Give the money directly to the court.
Cory
San Antonio,Texas,
U.S.A.
they couldn't handle it because the warrant was out of another county
#6Consumer Comment
Fri, September 24, 2004
Friend got arrested for 2 bad checks. Went to a local bail co and put up the $500 bond. The co called me back and said they couldn't handle it because the warrant was out of another county and they refunded my money. Had to put up the $500(cash) bail to the local county instead. The good news was that since I hadn't gone through a bail bondsmen, once the matter was settled, I received the whole $500 back. If I had gone through a bail co, I would have lost the total amount. So, find out your options.
Cindy
Scottsdale,Arizona,
U.S.A.
response... you pay
#6UPDATE Employee
Fri, September 24, 2004
If you do the crime you pay