Where does bail money go when someone skips?

Question

Could someone tell me what the court does with bail money if a defendant skips bail and does not appear? What does the court do with that money?

Answer 1

If you pledged as collateral for bail, say, your house, it is foreclosed upon or if you paid cash in full, it is forfeited permanently to the Court and a bench warrant is put out for your arrest.

If you hired a bailbonding company, the 10% of the bond that you paid was your fee and you are already out that anyway; however, the Court will make the bailbonding company pay the entire amount of bail and then the bailbonding company will likely put a bounty on your head and a bounty hunter looking to collect a fee will find you and drag you back to Court to appear and you, or whomever posted your bail, could be sued for the entire amount of the bail.

Answer 2

The money goes to the state.