What is a bail bondsman.?

Question

I am reading a book and it centers around a bailbondsman,i know what bail is,and i have gatherd that the bailbondsman looks for people that have skiped bail,what i am unsure off is why is the bondsman after him for money,in the Uk we dont have this,the acused puts up his own bail and if he runs then the police look for him,could anyone tell me how the system works,thank you in advance.

Answer 1

A bail bondsmen is the person who pays the court the amount of your bail and gets you released from lockup while you are awaiting trial generally.

You usually have to pay about 10% of the total bail and then you have a contract with teh bail bondsman to pay them the rest plus their fee later.

Example. You get a dui, the bail is set at 1000 dollars. You call the bail bondsman and you pay him 100 dollars. He then pays the court the 1000 dollars and you owe the bail bondsman 900 dollars plus his fee.

Usually however if you show up for court the bail is refunded and the bondsman gets his money back and you only owen them the 10% you paid. If you skip out though then they hire a bounty hunter or detective if it is a large amount of money to track you down.

Answer 2

A bail bondsman is someone who goes around bailing people out and they have to pay him back and if they dont , they go on a bounty hunt for that person.

Answer 3

One who put up your bail money so that you can get out of jail while awaiting a hearing or trial. You pay a fee for this service according to the amount of the bail.

Answer 4

he puts up bail for a criminal.

If a criminal jumps bond, he hires a bounty hunter who has the right to hunt him down and bring him back to jail for a percentage of the bond.

Answer 5

DOG, THE BOUNTY HUNTER!