03/27/2025
EVER WONDER HOW BAIL WORKS??
*A bail bond is provided by a bail bondsman (or bail bond company).
*The defendant or their family pays the bondsman a non-refundable fee—usually 15% of the total bail amount.
*The bondsman then posts the full bail to the court on behalf of the defendant.
*If the defendant shows up to all required court dates, the bond is released at the end of the case (but the bondsman keeps the fee).
*If the defendant fails to appear, the bondsman may lose the money they posted and can hire a bounty hunter to track the person down.