Do you know how a bail bondsman works?

Bail bondsman is a professional who lend or provide money to a defendant who has been arrested by law enforcement agency and court has ordered to release them on bail. A bail bondsman pays the whole money to the court on the behalf of the defendant. Generally, for theirservices a bail bondsman Houston TX charges 10% of the entire bail amount set by the court of the law that is normally a down payment by the defendant or his family. This amount is known as premium.

Though the bail money is the guarantee that the accused defendant will appear to the court on all scheduled dates, the bailing agent receives his complete bail money when the trial gets completed. And if the defendant is failed to appear in the court then the baling agent loses the entire bail bond as well as the bail amount.

It is not necessary for every defendant to avail the services of a bail bondsman; as he could himself also pay the bailing amount. To arrange things on his own is a cheaper option for him. And in case, if he pays the entire bail on himself then after completing all the scheduled trials by the court he gets the bail money refunded to him. But often people cannot afford to pay the full bail amount from their resources and the need of professional assistance of a bail bondsman Huston TX arises.

When a defendant fails to complete agreement with the bailing agent and do not shows up to thecourt for the remaining trials, the court regard him a fugitive and orders the agent to apprehend him and present him in front of the court. In this case, bailing agent is authorized to recapture the defendant by his own or by appointing a bounty hunter for this purpose. With the help of the bounty hunter, a bail bondsman Huston TX may arrest the defendant and sent him again to the jail. Now, the bail bondsman will get the refund of the amount deposited as the bail bond.

In case, when defendant has put up some property or any other valuable commodity as collateral, bailing agent may also make money. When the defendant turns to be a fugitive and fails to appear in the court, the agent can take the possession on the collateral. And he can sell itat the price more than its purchasing price. This is the situation when the bailing agent takes outa lien on a real property and sells it at foreclosure for the cost of the money lost in the bail bond agreement.

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Merino Bail Bonds

5815 FM 1960 Rd E

Humble, Tx,United States, 77346

Phone: 281-812-2663

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