{"id":1486,"date":"2019-10-21T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T09:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/?p=1486"},"modified":"2019-09-26T06:54:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T06:54:12","slug":"what-are-your-responsibilities-if-youve-signed-a-bail-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/what-are-your-responsibilities-if-youve-signed-a-bail-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Your Responsibilities if You\u2019ve Signed a Bail Bond?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The relationship between a\u00a0<\/span>bail bond agent<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and a defendant is regulated by the law. The bail bond agent helps the defendant in troubling times, making sure they come out of jail as soon as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time, it\u2019s binding upon the defendant to adhere to all the terms and conditions that were conveyed to them at the time of the bond signing. If they fail to do so, they might end up in more trouble than they were previously in. To make sure the bond agent doesn\u2019t send bounty hunters to track the defendant down, you need to stick to your responsibilities as a cosigner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at some of them:<\/span><\/p>\n

Attend every court hearing<\/span><\/h2>\n

This is the whole purpose of bail. The judge only sets a defendant free because they expect them to return and attend all their court hearings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even at the time of signing the bail bond, the bail bond agent agrees to post the bail because of a written promise that the defendant will not miss any hearings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If they fail to do so, the bail bond agency has every right to make the necessary arrangements to hunt them down. As an indemnitor, the agency will hold you responsible if your defendant doesn\u2019t appear. Always talk to the defendant through this in advance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Be responsible for additional fees<\/span><\/h2>\n

This clause is for those who sign a bail bond on a loved one\u2019s behalf. No matter who the defendant is, it\u2019ll always be the cosigner who is responsible for additional charges.<\/span><\/p>\n

If your defendant flees, you\u2019ll be in charge of paying for the fugitive recovery agent hired by the bail bond agency. The more time and effort it takes to track the fugitive down, the higher the fees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, if you feel like the defendant will not show up in court, you can\u2019t just call off the bond and get your money back. There is no going back once the bond has been formally signed. Therefore, think through your decision through before signing. Only sign on behalf of someone if they\u2019re trustworthy and reliable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pay the full cost of the bail<\/span><\/h2>\n

If the recovery agent can\u2019t track the fugitive and the defendant doesn\u2019t show up, the court will not return the bail amount. In this case, the agency will sell the collateral and keep the value. If you\u2019ve paid on the defendant\u2019s behalf, you will be responsible for this cost too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Collateral is usually an immovable property or an expensive commodity such as gold, so you need to be very careful before choosing to cosign a bond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

DeLaughter Bail Bonds<\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0is home to extremely well-versed and experienced bail bond agents. They\u2019re based across several counties in Indiana including Adam\u2019s County.\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Contact us to learn more.<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The relationship between a\u00a0bail bond agent\u00a0and a defendant is regulated by the law. The bail bond agent helps the defendant in troubling times, making sure they come out of jail as soon as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1486"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1486"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1489,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1486\/revisions\/1489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}