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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5: Where does the bond money go after bailing someone out and why do you only need to pay 10%?
gpt
The bondsman pays the bond to the court and once you've made all of your court appearances he gets it back.

He charges you the 10% for you borrowing the money until your trial is finished.

Bail isn't a "fee" that you never get back, it's just a cash guarantee that you aren't going to run away.