Legal Question in Criminal Law in Louisiana
bail bonds
is it possible to revoke, or surrender, a bail once the bondsman has paid it and the offender has been released if the person who paid and signed for the bond requests it? also, is it legal for the bondsman, after accepting payment to revoke the bond, to transfer the name on the bond papers to someone else without the permission of the original signer? please help me, i feel like i have been robbed of the money i put up for the bail because it was just handed over to someone else. i am also fearful of my personal safety, as this offender is still out of jail on bond, but knows that i tried unsucessfully to have it revoked.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: bail bonds
A bondsman can revoke his bond if the person bonded doesn't do what he's supposed to do, e.g. show up for court, and a bench warrant and bond forfeiture are ordered. When the person is picked up on the bench warrant, the bondsman usually gets off the bond and has no obligation to return the premium which was earned when he posted the bond. I've never heard of any bondsman transferring a bond to another person.
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