How do police officers and bail bondsmen differ?
We have powers of arrest one step further than police in regards that we do not need a warrant or search warrant to enter a room. Are you happy with your career change? Yes, I’m happy with the switch because you own your own business. The politics of working with the police department are no longer there, however, there still are political issues and rules and guidelines you have to comply to. The money is much better than a single-family salary of a police officer. How do bonds work? Ten percent of a bond is set by the judicial system. Then the 10 percent gets divided between the bondsmen and surety company. That’s how the insurance companies/surety make their money. The co-signer is responsible for the full amount of the bond on the person. If we do not get the bond in time, the bondsman has to produce the money. The bond that is placed at the time of release of a defendant is basically a promissory note stating that the surety will pay for that bond. How is the bondsman informed of
