Originally posted by plawrence:
Let me add some more information about the role of the bail bondsmen.
Usually, you can pay the bail bondsman 10% of the total amount as a fee, and the bondsman will then post the entire amount of the bail with the court.
When the trial ends, the bondsman gets back the money he put up, but you do not get back the fee from him.
After reading something about bail in our Dutch Law system I remembered this topic I started and read it for the second time.
Question for Plaw is: what's the use (for the bondsmen)of paying the bondsmen? For example I pay 10% to the bondsmen, and he pays the other 90% (total 100% for the court)...then I leave town...how does he get his 90% back then (assuming I didn't 'give' him my house)?
