Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

bond

$5,000 bond was paid 10%, judge revoked bond, $12,000 new bond for original charge,paid $1,200 10%. shoundn't have the first 10% paid gone towards the second time i paid bond since it was the same charges not a new charge. shound i have paid only $700.00 of that $1,200?


Asked on 9/07/08, 4:02 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

William Gwaltney William W. Gwaltney, Attorneys at Law

Re: bond

Depends. Why was the bond revoked? Was the new bond an ADDITIONAL 12K? (Which it probably was.

Have your defense attorney look into it.

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Answered on 9/07/08, 4:14 pm
Valerie Masters Valerie Masters, P.A.

Re: bond

The fee is up to your bondsman. But the judge did not reinstate the old bond and add 7000. He ordered a new bond of 12,000.

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Answered on 9/07/08, 4:19 pm


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