{"id":3146,"date":"2022-12-14T05:45:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T05:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/?p=3146"},"modified":"2022-12-05T05:55:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T05:55:20","slug":"do-you-lose-your-bail-money-if-youre-found-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/do-you-lose-your-bail-money-if-youre-found-guilty\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Lose Your Bail Money If You&#8217;re Found Guilty?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Persons who can afford bail should apply for it immediately. People who can&#8217;t afford a bill should navigate affordable bail bond\u00a0service options. Ours operates in 14 counties in Indiana. <a href=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/about\/\"><u>Connect with us<\/u><\/a>\u00a0today!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To find out if you&#8217;re bail money is refundable, consider the following:<\/p>\n<h2><strong><b>Is the Case Pending?<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hiring a good criminal defense lawyer is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbesbusinesscouncil\/2020\/08\/05\/first-time-needing-a-lawyer-five-insider-tips-for-navigating-the-search-process\/\"><u>absolute game-changer<\/u><\/a>. Even if the verdict is against you, they can appeal the more serious charges and protect your rights.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><b>Whom Did You Pay the Bail Money?<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Paying the bail money directly to the court works differently than paying the 10% for the surety bond to a bond service agency.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><b>Understanding How Bail Bond Agencies Work<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bail bond agencies collect 10% of the total bond amount from the defendant. Once the trial is over, the 10% works as their <a href=\"https:\/\/smallbusiness.chron.com\/bail-bond-companies-work-4645.html\"><u>fee and is non-refundable. This<\/u><\/a>\u00a0also applies to bonds submitted in courts.<\/p>\n<p>After the trial, the court returns the entire bail amount to the defendant. If you paid your surety through bonds, the bond agency, the amount you paid is non-refundable. Most defendants don&#8217;t have an issue with bondsmen keeping a 10% of their money. This is mostly taken as service fees more bail bond services. Our bail bondsmen in Wabash County\u00a0offer <a href=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/types-of-bail-bonds\/\"><u>transfer bonds<\/u><\/a>\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><b>What Are Transfer Bonds?<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These are signed when someone is arrested outside of their home state. In such circumstances, a person&#8217;s loved ones can submit a bond to the court. You will be bailed out accordingly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3151\" src=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Picture20.png\" alt=\"ome people reading a document\" width=\"969\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Picture20.png 969w, https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Picture20-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Picture20-768x523.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong><b>What Choices Do You Have?<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Remember that the bail amount is paid in cash. If you set out to pay the bail amount yourself, you will have to make some quick arrangements and fast\u2014possibly before the pre-trial hearing. Our bond service offers 24-hour surety bonds for 14 counties. That&#8217;s a lot of coverage!<\/p>\n<p>Our 24-hour service bondsmen in Wabash County\u00a0offer affordable services for surety bonds. These include <a href=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>24\/7 bail bonds<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/types-of-bail-bonds\/\"><u>transfer bonds<\/u><\/a>\u00a0in 14 counties in Indiana. We have reasonable options for all legal situations. We ensure you attend your trial to avoid any bail amount lapse. For more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/locations\/fulton-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bail bonds services in Fulton County<\/a>, call <a href=\"tel:\/\/2605780505\/\"><u>260-578-0505<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Persons who can afford bail should apply for it immediately. People who can&#8217;t afford a bill should navigate affordable bail bond\u00a0service options. Ours operates in 14 counties in Indiana. Connect with us\u00a0today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3150,"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\/3146"}],"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=3146"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3162,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3146\/revisions\/3162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/delaughterbailbonds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}