Maybe I misunderstood how bail works.
You pay bail to be out while wait for, and during, your trail.
Guilty or innocent, you get is back when you show up.
No?
whoever pays the bail gets it back
As I understand it...
If the bail is $200,000, you as the defendant, have to put up
10% or $20,000 dollars. The bail firm would then put up the
remaining $180,000 collars.
That 10% / $20,000 would not be returned to you. If you
show up and are found guilty or innocent, the bail money
is returned to the bail firm.
Your $20,000 would be the fee for getting the bail firm to
put up the $180,000.
Those reading this. Please correct me where I’m off base
if I am.
That is how it should work.
I bailed someone once, 10k
It was annoying cause it took over a year to get back, and i kept stressing that the court would pull something underhanded and keep my money
Plus they wanted my ss# and all kinds of other stuff..
If there was a next time I would just give 1k to a bondsman probably.