Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

when you have been charged with a criminal offence by a Dective and bail was set accordling

and the DA charges you with a less of a charge which bail was a $1000 less than you paid

how do you get your overcharged money back from the court.

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Asked on 4/26/10, 4:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

If you posted bail, yourself, you would be entitled to a refund. If you used a bail bondsman to post bail, the portion paid to the bailbondsman (which is usually 10%) is nonrefundable, regardless of the fact that there was a bail reduction. That should be in the bailbondsman's contract. That is how the bail bondsman makes his money.

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Answered on 5/01/10, 5:12 pm


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