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ummm bail?
ok, this is very random but i was watching a movie about a murder and i was wondering, if someone is arrested under murder charges and someone bails them out, later they go to trial and are found innocent, do they get that bail money back?
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Bail is just a perp's way of saying that he will show up in court on the dates he needs to. It is in lieu of jail and is only granted if the judge finds it acceptable. For murder..you better be rich and famous to afford bail if it is offered.
Don't take what you see in the movies too serious about bounty hunters and bail bond agencies. If someone jumps bail- an arrest warrant is issued by a judge and the REAL police go after the guy. Local police go after whoever it is as long as it isn't federal...if he's a federal fugitive then the U.S. Marshals come after him; you do not want them coming after you if you jumped bail.
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bail is different than a fee paid to a bailbonds company
often people will pay a percentage of the total bail to a bail bonds company (you know, one of those little businesses seen often near a courthouse) the company posts the entire bail, and in so doing earns the fee/percentage you pay them.
if you're a no-show in court, the company is out the entire cost of the bail amount. so they send one of their bounty hunters to track you down.
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noo.that bail money was just to get them out of the actual jail.
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Im pretty sure that they get most of the money back as long as they dont jump bail.. now im curous =]
..:jenny
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Bail money is returned, minus a fee that varies according to the offense and the locality. It's not a fine, it's more of an incentive for the accused to come back after having been released.
Generally, bail is not set for a murder charge or other capital crime, because many people would gladly part with any amount of money to avoid even the chance of being found guilty. Bail is also not offered when there is a flight risk - for instance, if there is reason to think that the accused might fly off to South America and never return.
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i dont think they get the money back. i think they kinda owed it to them for their time in jail or something. lol.wow. i really want to know that now. im sorry. this is bad advice.
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when you get bailed out it's just a promise that you will go to trial and anyone found guilty or innocent gets most of there money back not all. but most =]
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