Do You Get Your Money Back After The Case is Over?

When you get a bail bond, you put money down as a premium to the bondsman. This is their compensation for posting bail for the accused. Premiums are not always paid in cash; it can be other assets such as jewelry, property, or vehicles. In these cases, you will not receive a refund. The bail bondsman legally earns that premium after the case is over. That premium is what allows the defendant to get out of jail. If paid in cash, you will get your money back when the case is over, minus the premium you paid.

There are a few circumstances in which you will not receive any of your money or property back. These circumstances include the defendant being rearrested and failure to appear in court. There is a circumstance in which you will get all your money or property back. That happens when the bondsman fails to hold up their end of the contract.