Kathy wrote:
I take checks, and have only been burned one time. When asked if I take them, I tell the person that I will take them as long as they are good, but if not, I will revoke the defendant's bond and file charges against the person that wrote it. That way there isn't any misunderstanding.<<>>I have been told by others that my up-front approach may lose me business, but my response is that it is business that I probably don't want.
Exactly... I also sometimes take them with the same response when I am asked... I bonded a guy from New York on a $50,000 one time and part of the premium was a $2500 check !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we walked out of the jail..... across the street to a Bank of America branch... which just happened to be his bank.... they cleared it and in fact cashed it for me, they were so nervous about the transaction (big bond, big check, bail bondsman, possible fugitive... all the ramifications of the transaction... they pulled the manager... the head teller and called New York at least 3 or 4 times before it cleared.... but it was good so what could they say.... and besides... I had the frog with me
(you knew that was coming didn't you?)
