Bail Bond Fees
The bail bond fee is consistent throughout a state. In most cases, bail bondsmen are allowed to charge anywhere from 10 to 15% of the total bond amount handed down by the courts. If a person is arrested and given a bond of $10,000, in order to outsource bail bond services they must pay no less than a $1000 nonrefundable fee. In return, the bail bondsman takes on the responsibility of the total bond amount. If the defendant fails to show up for a scheduled court date, they are considered a fugitive of the law and issued an arrest warrant. When this happens, the bail bondsman is responsible for paying the entire bond amount, which in this example is $10,000, unless the contract on the fugitive and turn them back over to the court.
Bail Bond Agreements
This is why bail bond companies mandate that clients signed bail bond agreements and application forms. When a defendant skips court date, a bail bond agent will do whatever it takes to find them, locate them, and turn them over to the courts to face their charges. If a bail bondsman can successfully do this, or if a person is responsible and shows up for their court hearing when it is initially scheduled, their obligation to the total bond amount is lifted.
When signing a bail bond application form or contract, here are the things you can expect to see, and the information you can expect to give:
• Name
• Nickname/Alias
• Home Phone Numbers
• Mobile Numbers
• Current Address
• Previous Address
• Occupation
• Employers’ Address
• Employers’ Phone Number
• Previous Employer
• Previous Employer Phone Number
• Social Security Number
• Date of Birth
• Glasses or Contacts
• Ethnicity/Race
• I.D. Marks or Tattoos
• Height, Weight, Eye Color, Hair Color, etc.
• Beard or Mustache
• Spousal Information (i.e. Social Security number, address, phone number, employment, etc.)
• Criminal History
• Driver’s License
• Vehicle Information
• Insurance Information
• Assets
• Landlord Information
• Bank Loan Information
• Mortgage Information
• Attorney Information
• Children Information
• References
• Indemnitor Information (All Info Listed Above)
• And More

