2006-12-22 00:14:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
yea it is
2006-12-22 06:04:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bail is a deposit to ensure that the person will show up for prosecution. If the person fails to show, the bond is revoked and the money is forfeited.
Bail Bondsman will usually assure the bond for 10% of the actual amount set by the court. This system allows the court to use the bondsman as police to enforce the appearance of the individual.
The persons one watches "DOG, the Bounty Hunter" arrest and turn in to the jail are those who have missed their court date. The bondsman has a certain time period (may vary by jurisdiction) to find that person and turn them in, or they will be forced to pay the bond in full.
2006-12-22 00:29:38 · answer #2 · answered by Jack C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two ways:
Pay directly, usually to the clerk of court, the entire amount.
Go to a bail bondsman who will take something in collateral, like your house or car and want 10% to boot. This is usually for very high bail amounts.
If the defendant is not a flight risk, the first option is better. If the defendant is going to high tail it, neither.
If the defendant show up and the case is solved, in the first case, you get your money back, in the second, you are out the percentage the bailbondsman charged you.
2006-12-22 00:26:09 · answer #3 · answered by iwasnotanazipolka 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you pay the full amount to the court, yes, it's a deposit--a guarantee that you'll show up for trial. Don't show and you lose the bail.
If you don't have the full amount, you go to a bail bondsman and he puts up the full amount. You pay him a fee for this, which you don't get back. If you don't show, he risks losing the bail and he has the legal right to hunt you down and haul you in. If he loses the bail, you owe him the full amount of his loss.
2006-12-22 03:40:47 · answer #4 · answered by AnOrdinaryGuy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you use a bail bondsman and pay the 10% saying you will show up for court, your promising not to elude the charges and no you don't get that money back. If you don't show the bail bondsman takes whatever was put up for colateral to satisfie the bond.
2006-12-22 03:03:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The thing is, though, that many people don't have the full amount. They put a percentage down with a bail bondsman, who then pledges the full amount. The bail bondsman keeps the percentage as his fee for fronting the money.
2006-12-22 00:16:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep
2006-12-22 00:16:19 · answer #7 · answered by Dr Dee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bill is right on the money!
2006-12-22 03:32:53 · answer #8 · answered by docie555@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are convicted they will probably keep it to pay the fine.
2006-12-22 00:17:59 · answer #9 · answered by maxinebootie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋