2007-09-22 07:27:38 · 6 answers · asked by saidg22 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Basically, it is INSURANCE money put up, to ensure you will show up for trial. If you skip bail, the courts keep the bail money, and a warrant will be issued for your arrest, and bounty hnter can cross state line and drag you back for trial and collect their bounty.
2007-09-22 08:08:21 · answer #1 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Bail Bond is the money or goods a person posts to ensure he or she will appear in court on a certain day for certain charges.
Often a professional bail bonds man places the bond for 10% fee. If the person does not appear the the bond is forfeit however if the bail-bondsman hires a bounty hunter and brings the runner in then he gets his money back and the suspect gets additional charges against him.
2007-09-22 07:33:47 · answer #2 · answered by Coasty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a fee paid to allow you to get out of jail until your trial. Most areas require 10% of the bail to be collected unless the judge specifies a "cash bond" which requires the whole amount of bail to be posted for release or the signing over of property. If you do not show up at court, the bond is made payable and whoever signed for you will be responsible for the payment of the full amount.
2007-09-22 07:34:17 · answer #3 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order to get out on bail, after you have been charged with a crime, you have to buy a bond from a bail bondsman. Usually it is 10% of the bail amount.
If your bail is ten thousand dollars, you give one thousand to the bailbondsman and get out of jail until your trial. You don't get the ten per cent back.
If you don't show up for trial, it is said you jumped bail. Then the bailbondsman owns your hyde. He can send a bounty hunter after you.
2007-09-22 07:33:09 · answer #4 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You pay a bond service a percentage of your bail to get you out of jail. Say your bail is $10,000. You pay them $1000 dollars and they put up the 10G. Down fall is that $1000 is gone forever. Good side - you are out of jail. If you miss court they are out the 10 grand. So in addition to jumping bail, you have a bond reclaim person (Bounty hunter) looking to drag you in so they can try to get their money back.
2007-09-22 07:31:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A bail bondsman is any person or corporation which will act as a surety and pledge money or property as bail for the appearance of a criminal defendant in court."
2007-09-22 07:35:25 · answer #6 · answered by Darkskinnyboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋