Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

My friend was arrested and charged with 64 counts of forgery and 1 count of felony. The bail was $1,000 per count =$65,000, The next day via telecom, the judge reduced it to $100 per count =total bail of $6500. When arrested, she had contacted a Bail Bondsman thinking it would be 10% of $65,000. to be released. After the bail reduction hearing, that the bondsman arranged, as we walked out, I said that's great now it will only cost $650. He responded "Oh no, it will still cost her $6500.(his fee) mumbling something about a law passed in 1970 and rushed our other friend off to sign the papers to get our friend released. The person arrested is not a flight risk, etc. that is what we testified at the bail reduction. Was this legal for him to charge the full bail amount if $6500. There were four of us that testified at the bail reduction hearing/her release with the impression that whether if the bail was reduced or not the bondsman can only charge 10%. He ended up charging the whole bail amount. F.Y.I. The Prosecutor has filed to drop all but one count at the last court appearance.


Asked on 7/30/15, 12:52 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Craig Epifanio Craig Epifanio, P.A.

A lot of your answer depends on the specific location and judge this pertains to. You should contact an attorney in the area you are talking about, and discuss this with that attorney to see what can be done.

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Answered on 8/15/15, 9:57 pm


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