how does a bail bondsman work?

Question

unless anyone has been in my situation and has had a child in jail,DON'T JUDGE ME PLEASE

Answer 1

a bail bondsmen takes the responsibility for the bail amount set by court. Say court sits bail at $1000. A bail bondsmen vouches for that amount of money. The bail bondsmen usually charges you 10% of that so in this case it would be $100. If you dont show up in court, then the bailbondsmen would have to pay the court $1000 unless they track you down and get you before the judge.

Answer 2

The bondsman guarantees the bond amount for a defendant to be released from jail. If the defendant fails to make his appearance in court then the bondsman has to pay the entire amount of the bond. That is why they hire bounty hunters to track down the fugitives to keep from loosing the money. If you have someone in jail there are often other options, you may be able to do a property bond. If you do a property bond then you are responsible for them showing up to court. If they run or jump then you would lose your property. So in short a bond is collateral. The bondsman charges you a fee for taking the risk.

Answer 3

I want to share my story with you guys. I also paid bond for $100 on a $1000 in Miami Florida. I was driving without my license. But my bail bond agent was so good person, he followed all instructions of court until all court dates are over. Only bondsman has the authority for completing the miami bail bond process. They never broke bonds for suspects.

Answer 4

Bondsmen usually charge 10% plus a fee. So for a $2000 bail it would be $200 plus whatever fee they charge.

If you are short on cash, sometimes they will hold items of value - like deeds, car titles and so forth. I don't know if they will hold a check for you or not. It would likely depend on how long you have had the account and if you are generally in good standing.