Cash (Bail) Bond Refunds
If you personally posted a cash (bail) bond for a defendant, keep the receipt issued to you by the Clerk's Office when the cash was received by the Court. If the defendant appeared at all his hearings/trial and was sentenced, you are entitled to a refund of the bond money.
A cash bond will be refunded to the person who posted the bond after these steps are completed:
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Documents resulting from Judgment/Sentencing, which exonerates the bail bond, have been filed in the Clerk's Office.
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A Motion to Release Bond and an Order Releasing Bond are prepared by the defendant's attorney of record (either private attorney or public defender). Both the defendant's attorney and the District Attorney's office must sign the Order. If the District Attorney's office objects to the Motion, the Court will schedule a hearing on the Motion. The agreed upon Motion and Order are presented to the Judge in the case, for his/her signature. Once the Order is signed by the Judge, it is filed in the Clerk's Office. A copy of the Order and supporting documents are sent to the Finance Office.
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Once the signed Order is received by the Finance Office, the Finance Bond Specialist will contact the person who posted the bond money in order to verify:
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that he/she posted the bond funds
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current address and identifying information
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Once the Finance Office prepares the Bond Refund Check, the individual who posted the bond will be notified that the check is ready for pick-up. Arrangements can be made to have the check mailed to any person who lives out of this area.
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To pick up a bond refund check, you must present a current driver’s license or ID card. See details on the right side of this page.
