What Are the Responsibilities of a Co-signer on a Bail Bond?
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When you call Roundtree Bonding, your call will be answered by a real bail bondsman, not by a 1-800 or local operator. You will speak to the agent who will write your bail bond, and that agent will be able to answer all of your questions about the bonding process.
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Before you choose to co-sign on a bond, you should be aware of a few things:
- Your liability includes the full amount of the bond.
- If there is a breach of the bond and the bondsman is required to pay the full bond to the county, you can (and probably will) be liable to repay the full amount of the forfeited bond.
- Many Florida counties require that a bond agent hire an attorney and pay court costs if a defendant on bail misses court, even if he was returned to jail in a matter of days.
- If co-signers do not reimburse the bail agent, in all likelihood they will be sued in court; or, if co-signers put up any tangible property (a house or a car, for example), they risk losing that property.
It is important for cosigners to remain in contact with the person they have signed for. If, as a co-signer, you think that person may be a risk to flee, do not co-sign. If you co-sign on a person's bond and later feel that the person has become a flight risk, you may ask the bail agent return the defendant to jail and revoke his or her bond. When the bond is revoked and the defendant is back in custody, the co-signer's liability ends.
In the bail bond business since 1956, Roundtree Bonding Agency can write bonds in all 67 counties in the state of Florida, as well as in more than 30 states nationwide. The owner of Roundtree Bonding, Rick Roundtree, has been a licensed bond agent in the state of Florida since 1978. His company is insured by Accredited Surety and Casualty Co., Inc., an Orlando-based surety company that has agents in every state where bail exists.
Roundtree Bonding Agency will:
* Provide mail and/or phone court notices to all bail bond clients and their co-signers to help ensure that clients make all court appearances.
* Make sure that all parties are fully appraised of all obligations and responsibilities created by signing bail bond contracts.
* Never return a bail client to jail for missing a payment on a bond, if credit is extended.
* Always have a bail agent answering the phone when someone calls, not a 1/800 operator who cannot answer your questions.
Roundtree Bonding accepts VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. We also accept debit (ATM) cards.
Roundtree Bonding Agency, Inc.
410 S.E. 4th Avenue
Gainesville Florida, 32601