What Is Exonerated Bail?
Bond is set in criminal cases as extra assurance that the arrested person will return to court on the scheduled day. People who do so are given back their bond money. In this event, it becomes an exonerated bail.
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Features
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Exonerated bail is returned minus the fees owed to the bail bondsman and the court. If you only paid the 10 percent standard fee to the bail bondsman, you will only get that back, minus fees, not the bail amount levied by the court.
Function
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Exonerated bail is a reward for showing up to court on the appointed court date. It is especially an incentive for those given high bail amounts. The friends and family putting up the money act as court helpers to keep the bonded person from failing to appear in court or "jumping bail."
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Considerations
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If bail is exonerated, this does not affect the case for which the bail was levied. Even convicted people have bail that is exonerated, despite being in prison when that happens.
Time Frame
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The bail is not returned immediately after being exonerated. However, states like Washington require the bail bondsman or courts to return the exonerated bail within five days of the exoneration. Look at the paperwork given by the bail bondsman to determine how long you have after exoneration to receive your bail back.
Bail
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Bail can be money, property or other assets paid as collateral in return for assurance that the arrested person will return to court.
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