If I co-signed my friend’s bail and he gets caught after running and is caught out of the state he was charged in, do I have to pay for the transportation costs?
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If I co-signed my friend’s bail and he gets caught after running and is caught out of the state he was charged in, do I have to pay for the transportation costs?
Asked on December 8, 2012 under Criminal Law, Minnesota
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country you are solely on the hook for the face amount of the bail bond that you co-signed for and not any transportation costs of your friend if he is arrested and transported back to where he needs to be.
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