Can anyone explain how bail bondsmen make money?
957474
They make money because YOU (the criminal) pay the bondsman a certain percentage (depending upon your risk, I'd assume) of the bond that they get to keep no matter what.
945875
After s/he is arrested, a defendant may be released providing he or she can "post bail," an amount of money to secure his/her appearance for trial.  In theory it is to re-imburse the state for the costs of re-apprehending a fleeing defendant.  In practice it is set so high that a person will be discouraged from fleeing.  Since most people don't have the ready cash to post such sums, they hire "bail bondsmen," who are agents for large insurance companies that post the bond.  The bondsman charges a fee (usually 10% of the bond amount).  The defendant, or his family or friends also have to come up with some security for the bond amount -- to re-imburse the insurance company if they should have to pay the bond because the defendant has fled.
825398
they make a lot of money
1060533
there was a man in upper management I worked with that confessed to me that he used to be a drug dealer in his twenties and was caught driving drunk or high a few times, and he was in jail for nearly 15 years. He left and got a job immediately in a telemarketing agency and he became so good at it that he immediately rose in rank and was pulling in close to 5000 a month; he then moved on to managing at the telemarketing place and kept rising internally. By the time I had a brief stint at the company at the lowest rank, he was making in plenty of money and was very satisfied, married and with children. And he always spoke openly about how, if you're good at what you do, you could shoot to the top in that company. I sadly hadn't the notoriety and the annoying qualities to telemarket very well and the most I made commission wise was a 250 dollar bonus... ah well.
988830
Here, but it costs.  Most bail bondsmen use this site or one like it.  If you have any friends in the business they can get it (and alot more) for you.
420141
MOST BONDS FOR LIKE GETTING SOMEONE OUT OF JAIL ARE 10%  IF THATS WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
68630
How you gonna get money from someone in jail?  The last I heard they don't get paid very well there.
261129
Bounty hunters track down people for a reward.  In general, they work for bondsman finding those who have jumped bail, arresting them and returning them to jail.  Usaully, they are non-law enforcement agents, i.e. citizens, though there are a number in the law enforcment community that moonlight as bounty hunters.  Since they are not government sanctioned, they are able to work in some of the grey area's of the law.  In some circumstances, Bounty Hunters track down those that are simply wanted by the law for a reward, no bondsman involved.  In other cases, they work on the black side, finding enemies of some criminal elements. So the basic discription of a bounty hunter is someone who tracks down people for a reward.
754972
Yes, you still have to go to court. You will fill out an info form for the bondsman and report on a regular basis. Your bondsman will notify you when your court date comes up. If you don't show up for court than a fail to appear warrant will be issued for your arrest. Your bondsman can file off of your bond and a warrant will be issued for your arrest also. Not only is a warrant issued for your arrest your bondsman gets a Nisi Judgement against them and they pay the full amount of your bond where you only paid a certain percentage. If this happens other bonding companies may not bond you out. \nSo, please go to court and take care of your business, it is much easier and cheaper on you in the long run. Hope this helped.
981334
they get their money from the people who advertise with them.
552263
Bondsmen have a blanket bond with a court that acts as surety for defendants they bail. When the defendant gets the bond, he signs an agreement that he will appear at court when he is supposed to and that the bondsman can force him to appear. Most jurisdictions further specifically allow bondsmen to seize defendents to force them to appear.
314186
Contact a bail bond agency in Dallas.  That's what they do.  As soon as they have payment from you, they'll bail your friend out.\n\nTry Cowboy Bail Bonds for starters.  You can find them online.
774123
I DID  WORK FOR ADMINSTRATION AND ACCOUNTING  FOR NORTH CAROLINA INMATE PRISON TRUST FUNDS.\nTHEY ARE ALLOWED 10 PERSONAL FREE STAMPS A MONTH IF THEY CAN'T AFFORD THEM PLUS ALL FREE LEGAL POSTAGE. AND 10 DOLLARS A MONTH IN PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
591305
If he paid a bail bondsman, no that money is never returned.  The bondsman charges about 10 percent of the bond as his fee.  if the bond is 100,000, you will have to pay him 10,000 dollars and he keeps that money as his fee.\n\nIf you paid the court directly the 100,000 or put up your house, then you get it back from them.
1127378
Guess they just don't want to deal with the hassle of converting it if you default on your bail.  That's what a bail bondsman is for.
1029414
A bail bond is a guarantee note saying that you will appear in court at a certain date and time.  Typically, a bail bondsman will charge 10% per year on typical bail.  (this means if you have a $100K bail, you can get a bond for $10K and it will cost you $10K per year).  \n\nWhen you sign the bail guarantee, you usually agree to check in with the bail bondsman at given times.  If you fail to appear, the bail bondsman usually forfeits the bail to the court .  The bondsman can thenn go after you for the bail amount (both criminally and in civil court).  A smart bail bondsman will require collateral (typically a pink slip or house).
719553
In federal prison, prisoners sometimes have the option to work for UNICOR which is the federal prison industry.  They make a range of goods for the federal government from office furntiure to auto parts to coveralls and other textiles.  Usually the prisoners make wages that they can use to buy things in the prison commissary.  They are not subject to the minimum wage and are generally paid VERY low wages in the area of a dollar or less per hour.  Due to federal "truth in sentencing" laws no federal prisoners get time off for good behavior by working or doing anything else for that matter.\n\nAlso at the US Military Disciplinary Barracks (Fort Leavenworth), the prisoners have the option to take part in a whole host of work opportunities that are actually open to the public at Leavenworth.  They run a bakery (delicious doughnuts) and an auto detail shop that made my car look brand new from bumper-to-bumper for less than thirty bucks.