Mike
Radford,#2Consumer 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,#3Consumer 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,#4Consumer 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,#5Consumer 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,#6UPDATE Employee
Fri, September 24, 2004
If you do the crime you pay