Two questions:

One: If a judge revokes a bond, does the bondsman lose
His money.

Two: If a defendant fails to show for court. How long does the court
Give the bondsman to retrieve the fugitive. Before he loses his bond
Money? The question is what about the bondsmen money? Even if
He is not involved in the arrest itself?

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Originally Posted by Oneill474

Two questions:

One: If a judge revokes a bond, does the bondsman lose
His money.

Two: If a defendant fails to show for court. How long does the court
Give the bondsman to retrieve the fugitive. Before he loses his bond
Money?

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The money is returned to the bondsman (the Court releases the bond) when the case is dismissed or the charges are dropped OR the Defendant is sentenced OR the Defendant returns to the Court's custody, voluntarily or involuntarily.

The bail bondsman does not retrieve the fugitive - the person doesn't appear and the Court issues an arrest warrant. Then Police and bounty hunters take over.

Bondsmen and bounty hunters are different people.

One: It depends on if you have already paid him or not. If your making payments on a bond and the judge revokes it, it would be sort of foolish to keep paying him. Yeah he technically could take you to civil court for the rest of the money but chances are he won't because he's not on your bond anymore which means there is no burden on him because the judge has relieved him of his responsibility to watch you. If you have paid him his 10 percent, then that is his to keep.

Two: It depends which state your in I think. In Tennessee I had a bondsman tell me 30 days.