Quote: (11-13-2015 04:02 AM)presidentcarter Wrote:
When they say she got out on $39,000 bail, does this mean it's the full bail amount, thus she only needed to put up $3,900. Or do they mean the bail was $390,000 and she put up $39,000?
It sounds like you are confusing the cost of a bail bond with the bail amount.
If the story lists the bail amount as $39,000; then the bail was $39,000.
The next point, is who put up the bail amount? If she (or daddy) put up the bail of $39,000 then they turned over something worth $39,000 that the court (state) will hold onto until it goes through the trial, as long as she shows up like she is supposed to, the bail is returned.
If the $39,000 was put up by a 'bail bondsman' or company, than that entity will put up the $39,000; and usually charge the person 10% of the bond as a fee. So if a bail bondsman puts up the $39,000 to the court, she (or daddy) would pay the bail bondsman 10% of the bail or $3,900. In this situation, the $3,900 is a fee for the bail bondsman putting up the $39,000; so even if she shows up in court like she is supposed to, the $3,900 is gone because it was a fee to the bail bondsman, but the bail bondsman gets back the $39,000.
Now, what happens if little snowflake skips out on bail and takes off:
The bail gets forfeited, and the money is lost, even if she shows up later.
I do think that daddy, if he did put up bail, would have to be an idiot for putting $39,000 since he runs the risk of the idiot expanding the stupidity and taking off, since what does she care, its not her money.
A bail bondsman would not be an idiot for putting up the bail, since it is the business he is in and the reason he charges the 10% fee. we can also assume that a person in such a business should have a better idea of who will show up and who will not show up in court and do much better than daddy.