First and foremost it's not our intention that posting bail for someone become an absolute nightmare for you. We want the defendant to do what he/she is supposed to, and we want you to be pleased with the professional service you receive. We appreciate your business and hope this reflects in the attitude of our Agents. 


If you sign for someone's Bond as a co-signer / indemnitor you are assuming specific obligations.


You do need to know that you will be held financially liable for the full face value of the bond that you have signed if the defendant fails to go to court. If he/she misses the court date they were given, then by law the Bonding Company is given 150 days from the date missed to re-capture the defendant and surrender them back into custody. As long as the case gets taken care of one way or another within the 150 days then the face value of the bond will not need to be paid. 


You as a co-signer / indemnitor do not have the right or ability to revoke someone's bond, that must be done by an Licensed Bail Agent. Unless the defendant breaks one of the bond restrictions the bond will still be held in good standing. Getting re-arrested on an unrelated charge is not grounds for bond revocation. Go to Defendants Obligation page to review what a Defendant can and can not do while on bond. This may help you as the co-signer to help hold them accountable.


F.Y.I. A missed court date does not always mean someone is jumping bond. Many times we are able to get the defendant a new court date before a warrant for Failure to Appear is issued. It is critical that we know as soon as possible. The courts sometimes take a few days before their records indicate a Failure to Appear so your help in this matter may be the difference between a reset court date or incarceration for the Defendant.