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One of my best friends owns a bailbonding company so here are a few points that people have left out.
The percentages for a bond are usually 7.5-15%. In most states the percentage is fixed and decieded by the county's sheriff department.
The person that wants to sign a bond for you must fit certain criteria. Most bonding companies will require the signee to own a house, be 25 or older, have worked at the same job for 2+ years, and they always prefer them to be a blood relative.
At any point after the person is out of jail, the signee or bailbondsman have the right to cancel the bond at anytime for any reason. If the signee does this, they are charged a fee.
If the person does not show up for court, the bailbondsman then charges the signee the same fee again which is then used to pay the bounty hunter.
Most bonding companies will not bond people out of jail unless the bond is 5k or higher.
It is also worthy to mention that a Bounty Hunter is not restricted by the same laws that Police are. My friend's Bounty Hunter told me about his piece of equipment he has affectionately named "The Fecalator" (a 750,000 volt stun gun). He siad he likes to use it on whoever opens the door during high risk situations because it "sets the tone". Apparently a 2 second jolt in your stomach causes you to loose bladder and bowel control right then and there. Last year he used it on someone's mom who was yelling at throwing dishes while he was trying to handcuff the person. He then told me about the time he picked a guy up in Miami and was then driving back to Atlanta in his truck. Apparently around Ocala Florida the guy spit on the him. So he duct taped his mouth shut, taped his feet together, taped his feet to his handcuffs, then put him in the bed of his truck and closed to tonto cover. So the morale of the story is be co-operative with a Bounty Hunter that shows up for you.
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