How Do Bail Bondsmen Work?
Nature of Bail Bond Work A bail bondsman provides bail money for an accused person to get out of jail. There are two kinds of bondsmen, surety and professional. A professional bail bondsman pledges his own property as security to guarantee the bond to the state and a surety bail bondsman has the backing of an insurance company and is additionally able to post federal and immigration bail bonds. Bail bondsmen earn their living by charging a percentage of the bail amount. They work between an office base and courthouses and jails, on call 24/7, often getting calls at all hours from clients seeking a way out of jail. Bail bondsmen use bounty hunters to search for and apprehend clients who jump bail, or don’t show up for their court dates. Their work is stressful, people-intensive, financially risky, and can be dangerous. Bail Bondsmen Customers Bail bondsmen’s clients are people who have been arrested for a crime, are in jail, and who want to get out of jail by posting bail. Sometimes the
