American bail bonds

[Buzzer]

Been watching Dog the Bounty Hunter tonight - I love that show - and I was wondering. How does the bail bond system work? Where's the profit for the Bondsman?

As I see it, your mate gets banged up but can be released on bail, I borrow the money from a bondsman to get him out....then what? Is it at an extortionate rate?

 

[Bad Ash]

From Wikipedia: "Bondsmen generally charge a fee of 10% of the total amount of the bail required in order to post a bond for the amount. This fee is not refundable and represents the bondsman's compensation for his or her services."

You've gotta love Dog and his war against ice.

 

[desprateseagull]

i thought the fee was refunded when the 'alleged' turns up at court? (the bond co then get the remainder of what they paid, as well)..

 

[bhaexpress]

i thought the fee was refunded when the 'alleged' turns up at court? (the bond co then get the remainder of what they paid, as well)..

If the charges get dropped or you are acquitted if you can afford to you can try suing the Police but the bail bondsman keeps their fee no matter what. It's yet another scam by the joke that is the American legal system.

 

[desprateseagull]

so you have to pay to prove innocence?? crazy!

 

[bhaexpress]

so you have to pay to prove innocence?? crazy!

You got it ! I can speak from personal experience of their justice, my soon to be ex wife and then pregnant step daughter spent two weeks in jail because they happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. It was me that bailed them out. The charges were eventually dropped but they couldn't afford to get a lawyer to sue the police.

What is even more disturbing is the quality of Public Defenders there (the US equivalent of legal aid). There's little doubt that quite a few people on death row are innocent but are there thanks to poor legal representation.

 

[Rangdo]

Been watching Dog the Bounty Hunter tonight - I love that show - and I was wondering. How does the bail bond system work? Where's the profit for the Bondsman?

As I see it, your mate gets banged up but can be released on bail, I borrow the money from a bondsman to get him out....then what? Is it at an extortionate rate?

Have you not seen Jackie Brown??

 

[Buzzer]

Have you not seen Jackie Brown??

yeah - drunk.

Anyhoo.....Dog the Bounty Hunter rocks. I quite fancy his daughter but just know she'll end up looking like her Mum. *shudder* those breasts could kill.

 

[JBizzleBeard]

Ahhhhh but the goofy 'Baby Lyssa' (as she is called on DTBH) is not infact Beths biological daughter! Which explains why her chest is more like Dog's than that of Beths!!!! But anyways, cracking programme and some amazing quotes from the legend that is Dog, for example this little beauty: 'You know the sandman who puts you to sleep? Well we're the wake up men'. Fookin genius Duane!!!

 

[Stoichkov]

You've gotta love Dog and his war against ice.

"No more ice in paradise"

 

[wehatepalace]

Dog is WICKERD !!
Anyone know if Mexico are still trying to extridite Him,Leeland and Young Blood ?

 

[Buzzer]

Dog is WICKERD !!
Anyone know if Mexico are still trying to extridite Him,Leeland and Young Blood ?

website says that all charges are dropped.

Bloody good thing too. They were trying to get that perfumes heir who was wanted on murder or rape charges.

 

[wehatepalace]

website says that all charges are dropped.

Bloody good thing too. They were trying to get that perfumes heir who was wanted on murder or rape charges.

Good news

 

[captainmorganrum]

BAIL BONDSMEN!?!?

Watch "Midnight Run" with Robert De Niro.
Funny as F***!