The bondsman simply guaranteed that the accused individual would be at all scheduled court appearances for the rape case and the punching the sheriff case.
The bondsman didn't guarantee good behavior.
That would be financial suicide for just 10% of the bail.
Also, the bondsman just guarantees the bail to the court.
He would not actually deliver the $190,000 to the court until months after the accused individual fails to appear.
If the accused individual failed to appear, the court gives the bondsman a period of time to locate the individual and deliver him to the court, which is what “Dog the Bounty Hunter” does for bondsmen all over the country.
The bondsman will keep the whole $19,000 since his client made all scheduled court appointments before the client died.
Thanks! This was a good explanation. You obviously understand this. I’m trying to.
So, lets say he had not died, and had shown up at trial. In that case the bail money is returned to the bail bondsman, right. Does he keep it? Or does it go back to the defendanat? (Less some fees/ percentage).
If he keeps it that’s a pretty horrible deal and I’m surprised people actually deal with them as frequently as they do.
Assuming that the bail is more like a loan than a fee, why would the death of the criminal mean the bondsman keeps the bail. Would not the killers heirs get whatever the killer would have got back for fulfilling the term of the bail?