Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

wrongful arrest

My son was arrested & brought to court for not paying a ticket & ex-

spired license. Problem is they had the wrong name & arrested my son for no reason. He was exonerated We had to post bail which was $2,600 & now we want to get our money back. Who pays back the $2,600 (bail bondsman or the court)


Asked on 11/18/07, 12:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Re: wrongful arrest

The court will refund the bail, but the refund will go to the bail bondsman who posted the money. He does not have to refund his fee to you, since he earned it by posting the bond.

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Answered on 11/18/07, 8:26 pm


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