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Is Bail Money Refundable?

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Is Bail Money Refundable?

Bail bond money is refundable so long as you show up in court for your hearing. The court may take a small fee of about 3% of your refund, depending on the state. If you paid a bail bonds service, then you do not get a refund of the 10% service fee that the bail bonds company charges.

The money a bail bonds company gets is a service fee for putting up the full bail amount on your behalf. So if you have a $20,000 bail bond, you will pay the bondsman $2,000 and the bondsman puts up the full $20,000 to the court for you. The bondsman is taking a big risk, because if you do not show up for court, the bondsman will not get a refund for their $20,000. They will then come looking for you to collect the money, and if you have a co-signer or signed on a bail bond for a friend or family member, they will come for you as well.

Bail bondsman employs bounty hunters, who don’t have to follow ordinary police procedure with tracking people down and re-arresting people who have skipped court and have a warrant.

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