What happens to the person who put up the bond when the person does not go to court? 73 Answers as of January 09, 2012

They lose the bond money.

Nothing happens to the person. He or she just loses the money put up.

If a person signs for a bond, or puts up the initial money, then that person can be on the hook for the full amount of the bond if the individual fails to show up for court. Some judges will only order that the cash amount of the bond be forfeited, but others will put the co-signer on the hook for the entire bond amount. This is why I encourage my clients to be careful before agreeing to co-sign for a bond, and to only do so when they completely trust the person for whom they are signing the bond.

Nothing should happen to the person who put up bail money except forfeiture of the bail bond or cash bond.

You lose the bond money. It is forfeited to the court.

They lose their money.

Nothing will happen to the person who put up the bail money as far as criminal charges. However, the person will lose the bail money that they put up on your behalf. So if you still have a court date, I would go if you care about the person who helped you out. You will have more severe penalties however, because if you just don't show up you will have a warrant issued for your arrest.

If you put up money or collateral for bond and the person does not show up to court, the bond would be forfeited and you would lose your money and collateral that you posted for them.

If it is a cash bail (as opposed to a bond) the person who put up the money will lose the money they put up of the person does not follow through with appearing in Court and the Court revokes their bail.

The court has the right to forfeit the bail, meaning you could lose it. You need to find that person and take him or her before the court ASAP. You need to tell the court that you are no longer secure in that bail and that you wish to withdraw it. Then your forgetful friend can sit in jail until his or her trial.

If the person arrested does not go to court the court will issue a failure to appear and an alias warrant. The bond may be forfeited and the person making that bond will be held responsible for payment of the bond amount.

The would be required to pay the bail money to the bondsman if the bond is forfeited.

The Bonding Agent (Principal) looses his money.

If a defendant on bond fails to appear, he forfeits the money posted for bond. The person who posted the bond loses the money.

If the defendant does not show up for court, the person who put up the bond can lose their bond money.

If the defendant does not show up for court the bail money can be forfeited. In other words, the State can take it.

Your bond can be forfeited, meaning taken. Sometimes the judge may feel sorry for you and not take it. The DA can forget to move for forfeiture sometimes. But, most cases, your bond mobey is taken.

The person who put up the bond or guaranteed the bond will lose the money or surety they put up and could be responsible for the remainer of the bond.

Nothing will happen to the person who put up the money but the court can and will order the money posted as bail to be forfeited.

If you post bond or put up a cash bail and the person does not appear in court the judge may forfeit the bond and you will lose the cash or owe the bondsman the money. You should retain an attorney if it was a large amount of money and it has just been forfeited.

If the defendant does not appear the bail is forfeited. Then there is a period of time in which if the person subsequently appears the bail can be returned. If he doesn't it can be lost forever.

He who provides the funds or property for bail, loses the money or property which is the basis for the bail.

The person who post bail loses it all, unless and until the defendant is tracked down and returned to the custody of the court.

If the court so orders, the bail is forfeited and the person who posted the bail loses the money posted.

The bond premium is already lost. Any collateral the person put up will be collected on.

Although the person putting up the bond is not subject to being tossed in jail, they will face a forfeiture (loss) of the bond money in full for a non appearance by the defendant. In some cases a family member has lost the retirement nest egg and family home or farm which had been used as security for a appearance bond for a son or brother who skips. If there is a bonding company involved they will be seeking the entire amount of the bond repaid not just the percentage that was fronted to get them to post the original bond. This also applies where there is a co-signing of the bond with someone else. Posting a bond in most jurisdictions requires it to put in the name of the defendant and any associated fines and court costs including restitution will be taken out of the bond before any remaining amount is returned. You may need to consider a posted bond as being a gift to the defendant.

If you cosigned for the bond and the bond is revoked by the court, you are responsible to the bond company for the remaining amount of the bond.

In Illinois, the person who posted the bail can lose their money if the defendant fails to appear in court and a judgment forfeiting the bond is entered by the court. This usually happens 30 days after the defendant fails to appear in court. There is no other penalty for the person who posted the bond, also known as the surety.

The court can have a bond forfeiture proceeding and take the bond money that was put up. Nothing happens to the person (besides losing the money) who put up the bond money unless there was some sort of special bond condition in place.

The court can order the bond forfeited in which case the person who put it up loses it.

If a person is bonded out of custody awaiting a court appearance and that person does not show up the bond is forfeited. If the bond came from a bail bonds then the collateral for the bond is forfeited to the bondsman.

The person loses all their money they put up and a warrant goes out for the fugitive.

If they run and don't show up, generally the bond money will be forfeited.

The person who posted the bond may be liable for the entire amount.

The person must pay the entire bail amount. For example, if the bail was 40,000. The premium will be $4,000, if the defendant runs, the person who signed must pay $40,000.

Bond is forfeited.

The person posting bond can lose their bond. If there is a surety, then the surety can be show caused and held in contempt for the full bond amount.

If someone posts bail for a defendant and the defendant does not appear for court on the scheduled date, the bail is forfeited to the state. If there are extenuating circumstances which caused the defendant to miss the court date (ie in the hospital)the person who posted the bail can request relief and get the bail returned,assuming the defendant returns to court and disposes of the case.

It depends. If they used a bondsman, the bondsman is liable for the full amount to the court and they will likely go after whoever secured the bond. For example, the person who secured the bond may have put their vehicle up for collateral. In that case, the bondsman would attempt to take the vehicle. If the person who bonded you out put up the whole bond themselves, without any other collateral or etc, the bond will be forfeited to the court. They will likely be unable to ever get the money back.

They lose the money that they posted as bond.

The bail gets forfeited.

The person who posts bond is called the "surety." A surety stands to lose their money if the defendant fails to appear, but nothing beyond that will happen to them. You have posted your money, but have not undertaken any commitment to the court to be in charge of that person.

If the court forfeits the bond due to the failure of the person to appear in court, the person, or bonding company, that put up the bond is liable to the court for the amount of the bond. The court may first give the bondsman an opportunity to produce the individual before his or its cash is forfeited.

The person who paid the bond will lose their money. Person who missed court will have a warrant issued for their arrest.

Whoever posted the bond will lose a lot of money unless the defendant is brought to court within 180 days of the bond being forfeited.

The person who posted the bail will lose their money. If you posted cash bail, you will forfeit the cash you posted: the state will keep it. If you purchased a bail bond, the bail bondsman will forfeit the value of the bail bond. The bail bondsman will then come after you for reimbursement. When you purchased the bail bond, you posted collateral and signed various documents that will simplify the bail bondsman's ability to recover from you. If the defendant vacates the bench warrant within thirty days, the Court might vacate the forfeiture of bail.

Nothing to the Person, but the Bond is forfeited.

The bond is posted to ensure that the defendant appears in court. If the defendant fails to appear and the court declares the bond forfeoited, then the person who posted the bond/bail money looses it.

Nothing can happen to the person who put up the money, other than the fact that they will lose their money.

The Court won't do anything to you but the bondsman will come after you. If you posted property instead of using abail bondsman the court will forfeit your property.

That person would either lose his collateral for the bond or be responsible for the full amount of any forfeited bond amount.

The bail and security is lost. If the person secured the bail with property, the bail bond company will get a court and seize the property.

The bond money will be forfeited to the court, at least until the person is arrested by police or bail bondsmen and brought before the court.

That person will lose their money or whatever was put up as collateral.

The person who put up the bail money typically loses the money that was put up to bail the person out. Usually the court will set a further bail to release the person who missed court.

The bondsman can lose, or forfeit, the entire bond. As a result, it is an important decision to make when one agrees to consider posting their property.

In many cases bail is forfeited and the State keeps the money.

If they put up cash or property, they can lose their surety. If they went through a bail bonds company, they are obligated under the contract they signed.

The judge can order the bail money forfeited if the accused does not show up for his court date.

Your bond payment is considered forfeited by the court, unless the court can be persuaded that there is a really good explanation for why the defendant missed court (such as a documented medical condition). It will be difficult to persuade the court.

The person who put up the money can lose their money, after a hearing.

The bail money is forfeited to the state.