how much of my $5000.00 will i get back if i were to bail my relative out of jail?

Answer 1

I am posting just because there are so many wrong answers here you may not know which are right.

The posters with the right answer are those who say that if $5,000 is the total bail, and the person does not fail to appear, you will get it all back. If however, it is a bondsman's fee, then it is the purchase price of the bond, and you don't get anything back. If he fails to appear, the bail is forfeited (although the person posting the bail can be relieved of the forfeiture under some circumstances).

And, as many have said, posting your own money to assure somebody else's court appearances is a risky business, since he loses nothing if he does not appear, but you do!

Answer 2

Tell the relative that you dont have the money.
I promise you if you bail them out of jail, you will regret this.
Here in Indiana, a 'friend' was bailed out of jail by her son in law and the bail money was used to pay some of the fines associated with her visit to lock up.
She refused to pay him back because she 1. didnt have the money 2. Said she did not give permission for the court to sieze the money and wants Son in law to go to court and fight for the money (talk about a thank you!)
Anyway
it is just a horrible idea.
Even if you get all the money back, what will you say when this same relative wants or needs to hire an attorney (you wont get ANY of that money back!)
You cant very well say you dont have it.
The payment agreement that they make with you (if they do) will force you to have to go to court to recoup your loss.
You will come out of the whole deal looking like the villian
Apologize
offer to donate $50.00 to his commissary
DO NOT GIVE $5K
pretty soon, your other relatives will view you as an ATM machine

Answer 3

Depends - if they jump and run, not a nickel.
If their whole bail is $5000, and they attend court as ordered then you should be returned the bail after their court proceedings are concluded.
If their bail is more than the $5000, and you are using $5000 as a percentage of a much larger bond then you will not get any of the $5000 back as that will be the fees charged by the bonding agency to put up the money. (And if they skip out on them you are liable for the entire amount of the bond plus any monies spent finding them, plus in some jurisdictions you can be charged with defrauding an insurance company).
SO.......you might get it all, you might lose everything.

Answer 4

It depends on how the bail is posted if the bail is 5,000 cash or surety bond 10% then you have to give the bondsman $500.00 and you get nothing back and you are responsible for the balance of the 5,000.00 if the person does not go back to court. I f you have the option to pay the court 10% of the 5,000.00 then you can put up 500.00 and get your money back less any court fees you have to pay for example a forty dollars victims funds fee in that case you would get back 460.00. if the bond is 50,000 and the $5,000 is the ten percent the same rules would apply you need to check with the jail in the state where your relative is being held. Many bondsman will trick you out of your money when you can pay the court and get your money back. if you pay a binding company you get nothing back and they can and will sue if the person does not show up to court. I know from personal experience. If they don't have a job to go to and they are not responsible don't sign anything. I was sued and had to pay the bonding company $4,000 out of my pocket in fees for them just out looking for the son of a *****. So you think long and hard before you put up your money.

Answer 5

If you post the whole $5000. with the court, and the person appears as instructed, you will get it all back. If you go to a bail bondsman, they usually charge 10% plus a filing fee. Example: The bail is $5000. The bondsman will charge you $500. plus filling fee [usually around $20.], but no matter what he keeps the $500. If the person has a $5000. cash bail, and it can be posted with the court, then you should do that.

Answer 6

If you post the bail to get them out of jail, and if they show up for the court date, then you will get all of it back. That is money that you pay to the court to guarantee that the person will arrive on the court date. Just make sure you relative gets to court, or you won't get any of it back.

Answer 7

It depends on the slip of paper you sign when you bail them out. If you say your money can be allowed for use with the prisoners bills and such, then they'll keep it and spend it on court costs and that kind of stuff. Or you can mark that you want a full refund. I'd suggest getting your friend to sign a contract that he'd pay for the bail money on his own. Instead of waiting for the court to return it to you. That takes forever.

Answer 8

You get all of your bail money back when your relative shows up to court. It is not a fee, it is money they hold as collateral to make sure the accused shows up in court, and is returned once that happens.

The only way you can lose your bail money is if your relative runs away after you bail him out instead of going to court.

Answer 9

Call a bonds man! Look them up in the phone book there are a million bail bonds. You dont stand to get anything back if you just post the cash bond.

Answer 10

NONE!

(Ecc 8:11) Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

LET THE RELATIVE STAY IN JAIL! Let then GET what they deserve!

DO THE CRIME! Pay the Time!

Thanks, RR